Volunteer Plunges to His Death
A volunteer died of head and chest injuries when he fell 18 feet to a concrete floor while helping repair a community sports facility.
Worker Drowns After Fall
A railway maintenance worker was working on a train trestle. He was standing on a plywood platform and was involved in tightening a bolt on the trestle when his wrench became stuck. He heaved on
Wedge Of Rock Falls Into Tunnel
Three workers were crushed by a rockfall in a mine tunnel, resulting in one death. The fatality occurred when the experienced mine crew was working near the site of a previous incident caused by a
Father Drives Over Four Month Old Baby
A mother was out in the yard of her family farm with her four-month-old baby. A movement caught her eye and she turned to see the cows traveling through a broken fence in the adjacent
Poor Maintenance Causes Fatality
A loader operator was pulling a conveyer to a new job site. He had been operating a loader on mining leases for approximately five months and was described as being "quite careful" in his driving.
Shooter’s Helper Fatally Injured
Could This Have Been You? A shooter and his helper were detonating 2.5 lb charges loaded at a depth of 20 feet.
Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder GalleryHydraulic Door Crushes Welder
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Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder
An experienced mechanic/welder was crushed to death by a door on a metal shredder at a large scrap iron facility. The hydraulically-operated door flips down to reject unshredded metals.
Road Worker Crushed
A 54-year-old construction laborer died after a motor grader rolled over his upper back and head. The man, who was one of a crew of nine workers, was helping to install a new road in
Delivery Driver Dies After Being Crushed
Could This Have Been You? A delivery truck driver died after being crushed by his own vehicle.
Moving Chain Fractures Foot GalleryMoving Chain Fractures Foot
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Moving Chain Fractures Foot
A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.
Pipelayer Killed By Trench Cave-in
One pipelayer was crushed to death and another injured when a trench collapsed.
Welders Killed in Explosions
In 2000-2001, three welders in Massachusetts were fatally injured while cutting metal containers with torches.
Plumber Electrocuted
A 40-year-old plumber was electrocuted when he contacted frayed wires on his work light.
Search for New Life Ends Abruptly
A Haitian man who was working hard for a better life died suddenly when scaffolding he was moving collapsed onto him at a construction site in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Engine Drops, Crushes Young Worker
Hoisting an automobile engine by the use of chains and a forklift proved deadly in a California auto shop recently.
Floor Installation Company Boss Fined $75,000
One minute he was applying a flammable solvent to a floor to loosen linoleum. The next moment he was engulfed in flames, with third and fourth-degree burns to most of his body.
Boom Kills Deckhand
A deckhand on a fishing boat was fatally injured when a boom collapsed.
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Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.
Falling Rock Crushes Worker
The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick is investigating the death of a excavator operator
Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored
A terrible incident in Tennessee, in which an equipment operator died from severe burns, shows how important it is to keep equipment inspected and properly maintained.
Press Fitting Kills Fabricator
A 20-year-old man was working by himself changing a press punch at a small machine shop when a welded hydraulic hose coupling blew, killing him instantly.
Worker Dies in Rig Incident
A Wyoming man died in an oil rig incident near the Converse-Natrona county line.
Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood
The victim was a foreman of a crew working at a Wyoming rig site.
Cancer Death From Chemical Exposure? GalleryCancer Death From Chemical Exposure?
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Cancer Death From Chemical Exposure?
A narcotics officer who died of cancer believed that exposure to the toxic products, solvents, and volatiles of the meth labs and drug factories he busted contributed to his death.
Worker’s Second Shock Proves Deadly
A young worker who had been hospitalized for electric shock in a similar incident just three months earlier died when the machine he was operating came in contact with a 14,000-volt power line.
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