Seventeen Foot Fall Kills Welder
A young man was working as a welder at his weekend job. Situated on a platform approximately 17 feet above the concrete floor, he had been welding for about 15 minutes when he unexpectedly fell
Struggle With Logjam Claims Mill Worker
A clean-up worker was killed when struck by a rotating cut-off saw as he and a co-worker tried to clear a logjam on a mill conveyor. The victim, a temporary employee who had worked at
Engine Hood Crushes Worker
A maintenance worker was repairing a piece of heavy construction equipment when he was crushed to death by the engine hood. He had driven to the construction site after hours with an assistant who went
Laundry Worker Killed by Metal Ring
A laundry worker was killed instantly when he was struck by a piece of metal ejected from a water extractor machine. He was one of about 75 workers covering a day and an evening shift.
Forklift Falls from Pier
A driver working for a shiploader was killed when he backed a forklift off the edge of a pier.
Delivery Worker Hit When Load Of Lumber Shifts
A twenty-five year old delivery man for a lumber company was delivering a load of lumber to a construction site. The load included approximately 20 roof trusses. Although the delivery vehicle was equipped with a
Watchman Buried in Sawdust Collapse
A watchman at a manufacturing facility was suffocated when a 30-foot pile of sawdust collapsed on him. The sawdust was being used to fuel a wood-fired boiler furnace.
A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun
A worker was using a chainsaw to trim the ends off spacers used to separate layers of lumber in preparation for drying in a kiln. He was working alone although other workers were close by.
Boom Machine Carries Two To Their Deaths
Two workers rode a self-propelled lift machine to their deaths as it crashed to the ground. One was washing windows and the other was obtaining measurements for building changes. One of the victims was operating
Train Hits Worker Returning After Break
A mine crew was returning to work after a lunch break, walking on a walkway beside a mine train. The train was traveling on the tracks, propelled by a locomotive at the rear of the
Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes
A young worker, new to the job, was operating a small garden tractor as part of a walkway construction in a park. He had about 100 hours of experience on the machine, but no formal
Tank Explosion Kills Metal Cutter
A salvage yard scrap metal cutter was killed by injuries from a storage tank explosion. Could something similar happen to one of your workers?
Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two GallerySanitation Plant Fire Kills Two
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Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two
A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. The limited-access channel was
Sewer Gas Kills Plumber
A plumbing contractor died when he was laying out a new sewer line connecting a building to a main sewer line in the street. The owner of a small plumbing company (the victim), and two
Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck
Could This Have Been You? The driver of a nine-ton diesel truck died of crushing injuries while trying to stop his runaway vehicle
Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion
A 40-year-old auto mechanic died in an explosion at his auto repair shop.
Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow Down
An Illinois family suffering the loss of a father in a highway construction crash has issued a plea for drivers to slow down.
Crushed In Compactor
A computer support technician at a communications company went to the loading dock to retrieve a shipping box, mistakenly thrown into the stationary trash compactor.
Worker Crushed In Trench Collapse
One man died in a construction site accident in Iowa earlier this year. Two men were working in a ditch replacing a sewer line when a wall of dirt suddenly caved in. One man was killed and the other suffered serious injuries to his legs.
Worker Traps Foot, Dies in Tank
Lester Woda tugged on his safety rope to alert others that he was having trouble. The 49-year-old orchard manager was at the bottom of an irrigation tube, trying to fix a valve when his right foot became trapped.
Gate Asphyxiates Worker
A 1,200-pound (543.6 kilogram) gate fell on a worker, trapping him between his pickup truck and the gate and asphyxiating him.
Flagger’s Death Brings Jail for Driver
A 29-year-old man who made a terrible decision after drinking will have almost two years in jail to think about the consequences of his actions. Raymond Shaw of Kelowna, BC, was the driver of a vehicle that sped through a highway construction zone and struck a flag woman so violently that her body flew and snapped off the top of a tree. She had been holding a "slow" sign.
Trash Packer Strikes Worker
A 19-year-old worker died when he reached inside the hopper of a rear-loading trash truck while it was cycling trash.
Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life
Nail guns are extremely convenient.
Maritime Company Charged After Worker Dies
The Workers' Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has charged a PEI wood-processing company in connection with an occupational fatality
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