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Worker Dies After Jumping From Elevated Pallet
A 22-year-old worker died after jumping 16 feet (five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift that was tipping over.
Youth Drowns in Sight of Shore and Coworkers
It was a good day for a swim; it was only 35 yards from the shore; the water was only 15 feet deep. Plus, there were plenty of people around. So what went wrong?
Fatal Distraction
A 31-year-old spray painter walked off the edge of a roof. He and co-workers were painting a condominium which has multiple roof levels.
Phone Repairman Dies of Electrocution
A repairman for a communications company was electrocuted recently while fixing a damaged telephone pole in a Massachusetts community.
Worker Falls To Death With Safety Harness On
What good is wearing a safety harness if you don't tie it off?
Garage Door Kills
A lumberyard worker was fatally struck by a 1,200-pound (543.6 kilogram) metal commercial garage door.
Fire Boss Charged With Manslaughter GalleryFire Boss Charged With Manslaughter
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Fire Boss Charged With Manslaughter
A former fire crew boss has been charged with manslaughter and lying to investigators five years after four forestry firefighters perished in a wildfire in Washington State. Ellreese N. Daniels faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and seven counts of making false statements to people who were investigating the fatal fire.
Alarm Servicer Falls
A service worker for a security alarm system company died after a 35 foot (10.6 meter) fall.
Snow Clearing Procedures Weren’t Safe: Judge
Operating a provincially-run cable ferry in Nova Scotia was only part of Donald LeBlanc's job.
Fatality Linked to Lack of Training GalleryFatality Linked to Lack of Training
Agriculture, Construction, Education, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Fatality Linked to Lack of Training
Safety training is critical for any job and if you don't provide it and a worker becomes injured or dies as a result, you and your company could face a legal nightmare.
Metal Coil Rolls, Killing Worker
Ontario Ministry of Labour investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fatality at a metal products plant in Windsor, ON.
Farmer Dies in Loading Elevator
A 45-year-old farmer was working with two neighbors who had come to help him load corn into a wagon to feed cattle.
Drum Starts Unexpectedly
A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running.
Recruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke GalleryRecruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke
Agriculture, Construction, Education, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Healthcare, Heat Stress, Hospitality, Housekeeping, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Seasonal, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Recruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke
The victim, a 22-year-old male firefighter recruit collapsed while running at the end of a training day.
Man Dies After Being Sucked Into Machine
A worker needs to use a piece of machinery. He is unaware that the device is not operating properly and is being worked on at that moment by maintenance employees he cannot see.
Store Manager Engulfed by Corn
The manager of a farm supply store suffocated in a bin full of corn while attempting to dislodge stuck kernels.
Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall GalleryWorker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
Agriculture, Construction, Education, English, Fall Protection, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
In the first fatality for his company, a North Carolina worker died after a fall from a truck bed.
Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves Deadly
Having a swing stage scaffold motor fail can be a pain, but if a worker is left stranded in a hazardous area, he or she can die.
Girl, 16, Shot to Death by Robber
Sixteen-year-old Shona* didn't even have time to react to the robber's demand for money before the bullet from his gun shattered her skull.
Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers GallerySanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers
Agriculture, Confined Spaces, Construction, Education, English, Fatality Reports, Fire Prevention, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers
A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire.
Operations Manager Dies After Blow to Head
An experienced operations manager for a well servicing company died after being hit in the head with a length of pipe.
Company Owner Hit by Falling Tree
The owner of a lumber company was struck and fatally injured by a falling tree just minutes after arriving at work.
Carpenter Falls From Scaffold
A 66-year-old carpenter died after falling from the plank of an improvised scaffold.
Young Worker Dies in Concrete Mixer Incident
A 23-year-old worker at a company that produces concrete and brick pavers, masonry and retaining walls, died after becoming caught in a concrete mixer.
High Voltage and Arc Flash
Talking to your workers about electrical hazards is always timely. [...]
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