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A young worker died in a cotton packing machine after being covered with a load of cotton. Prior to the incident, the victim had been riding with a co-worker who was operating a cotton picker.
A large steel beam fell from a storage crib and crushed a worker to death. The fatality happened when a crane operator was positioning the structural steel building beam on a rack for storage before
At the age of 52, a mechanic died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He had worked with automotive brake and clutch parts containing asbestos. The workers' compensation authority
A small woodland fire was the scene of a workplace fatality when one firefighter died of heat stroke. The young man was one of two affected by heat stroke that day. Two others were affected
A laborer was killed when a high wind blew over an unsupported concrete block wall. He was part of a three-person team laying subflooring during construction of a townhouse building. The other two workers had
Several unsecured propane cylinders were being stored on the third floor of a construction project. A large propane heater was in use nearby to dry out the work-in-progress. A loud noise alerted the workers that
Two members of a construction crew were killed where they were working at the side of a busy highway. They were struck by a trailer that came loose from a company truck. Although this fatal
When you work in a large facility such as a hospital, you witness what seems to be a continuous round of construction and maintenance. Buildings get put up, renovated and taken down again.
Two workers died after a welding spark set off an explosion in a tanker truck. They were starting to replace an overflow pipe on the truck when the spark ignited flammable gas in the tank.
A contractor inspecting the seals inside a large gasoline storage tank did not make it out alive. He was overcome by the toxic vapors in the tank and unable to escape or call for help.
Could This Have Been You?
"He noticed the manhole was in the closed position but not bolted shut."
The deaths of eight Utah State agriculture students and their instructor in a van rollover in that state in late September was extremely sad and completely senseless.
A maintenance worker died after being drawn into a 172-inch diameter vacuum pipe at a paper processing plant.
A ferry pilot convicted of manslaughter in connection with a fatal ferry crash in New York Harbor has been sentenced to 18 months' jail...
On June 8, 2005, two window washers were working on a fourstorey building in Burlington, Massachusetts.
A man working on an oil rig in western North Dakota was crushed by a tank and killed.
A 24-year-old nursery laborer had been on the job for just three days when he died of a traumatic injury to the brain.
A combination of poor training and an oxygen-deficient atmosphere killed four people at the decommissioned Sullivan lead/zinc mine in southeastern British Columbia in May. The dead included two paramedics responding to a call for help.
Bob Jones, a 33-year employee of Canada Post, was looking forward to retiring on April 27, 2007.
A film crew member was killed in an unusual incident in cold weather a couple of months ago in Toronto.
We're taught to make eye contact to signify our intentions - such as when crossing the road on a crosswalk.
The dangers of trying to rescue others from a deadly atmosphere can't be emphasized enough.
Editor's note: Toiling outdoors under a sizzling sun isn't an issue in much of North America at this time of year
A 67-year-old farmer was killed while trying to bypass start his tractor.
A maintenance mechanic died when he was crushed between an overhead bridge - crane and a light fixture.
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