Marina Drowning
A marina employee drowned after he fell into the water at a boat launching slip.
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside of a riser under a water tower. One worker was spray-painting from a fixed ladder 40 feet (12 meters) above the floor of the riser.
Light Sets off Flammable Vapor
A painter died of extensive burn injuries after an explosion inside a tank he was painting. A co-worker was also injured but recovered. Both were working for a sheet metal fabrication firm. They were assigned
Wood Sheeting Falls On Helper
A forklift operator's helper was crushed by a falling stack of wood sheeting. The incident occurred when the driver, using the forklift to reposition the load of wood, struck the pile of sheeting and knocked
Vehicles Fall From Jacks
Would you trust your life to a hydraulic jack? You shouldn’t. Workers have been killed by vehicles and other heavy objects falling off jacks and improperly-placed jack stands. In one such fatality, a mechanic was
Lack of Lockout and Communication Causes Electrocution
An apprentice electrician was killed by contact with 525 volts while he was installing a switchgear for a large piece of machinery in a manufacturing plant. The victim was running a ground wire when he
Drive Shaft Strikes Operator
A worker on a portable sawmill was killed when he was hit in the head by an unguarded drive shaft that had been displaced by the impact of heavy equipment working in the area. A
Hand Crank Hits Operator in the Head
A punch press operator was killed when he was struck in the head by a hand crank tool. The fatality occurred in a plant that manufactures lenses and other parts for developing photographic film.
Forklift Hits Maintenance Worker
A maintenance worker was crossing a yard on his way to a welding shop. He took a shortcut, walking behind a forklift that was on a ramp. The forklift operator had stopped to check his
Order Selector Jumps From Pallet
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
Non-swimmer Disappears as Boat Sinks
At a coastal logging operation, a small boat was used to straighten a cable before it was respooled on a floating work deck.
Exploding Toolbox
A worker was fatally injured while grinding on the lid of a metal toolbox. The sparks from his grinder ignited an explosive mixture of oxygen and acetylene which had leaked from a torch placed inside
Warehouseman Jumps Into Shredder-Compactor
A warehouseman at a store was assigned the job of taking the garbage from the store and putting it into a shredder - compactor. After loading the boxes into the shredder he jumped on top
Too Experienced to Need Training? GalleryToo Experienced to Need Training?
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Too Experienced to Need Training?
A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.
Load Of Logs Buries Worker
On a winter morning, a truck left a logging camp loaded with 50 tons of logs. At the same time another worker was returning to camp in a pickup truck. The two drivers acknowledged one
Improper Slinging Results in Fatality
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from a fatal incident in the oil and gas industry.
Construction Boss Decapitated by Boom
A construction supervisor was decapitated when he was struck by a boom from a crane. He was handling the tagline on a crane-connected load which was being lowered into a subway construction area. The crane
Custodian Falls, Dies From Blood Clot
A school custodian who was working alone survived a fall from a ladder only to die from a blood clot a few days later.
Paver Crushed
Could This Have Been You? A 35-year-old paving crew worker was killed when caught between a trailer and a piece of equipment.
Head injuries kill truck driver
A 34-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was hit by a load of laminated veneer beams falling from a forklift.
Oil Field Worker Struck By Pump Jack Head
A 24-year-old floor hand died from massive chest trauma from a falling pump jack head.
Welder Dies in Tanker Trailer GalleryWelder Dies in Tanker Trailer
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Welder Dies in Tanker Trailer
A 37-year-old welder died when an explosion occurred in the tanker trailer where he was working.
Worker Drowns Under Mower
Two feet of water would not seem to pose a drowning hazard for an adult, but it proved fatal for a 25-year-old lawn maintenance worker in New York. The 25-year-old man died after his riding mower tipped over into a pond in an industrial park.
Young Man Crushed Under Massive Pipes
He loved working out at the gym and spending time with his girlfriend. But it all came to an abrupt end when a pile of heavy steel tubes crashed down on this 18-year-old worker at a welding shop in southern Ontario.
Lack of Sleep Eyed in Fatal Air Crash
Many questions still remain about the late August crash of a passenger jet on takeoff from Lexington, KY, but some of the early answers aren't encouraging.
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