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Newlyweds’ Happiness Shattered in a Second
It's a story that first warms the heart and then freeze-dries it. Betty Jean Deyo and Joel Ridley were childhood friends, but they lost touch for decades.
Worker Dies Under Front-End Loader
Tom probably never knew what hit him, and Dean, driving the front-end loader, did not know he just ran over and killed a co-worker.
Mattress Spring Company Fined for Fatality
A Toronto-based company that manufactures inner spring units for mattresses has been fined $100,000
Aerial Lift Fatality Carries Important Lessons
Workers operating aerial lift trucks need to pay attention to unusual noises, uncharacteristic vibrations, or abnormal operation when controls are activated.
Fatality Highlights Dangerous Practice
There's no doubt it's easier to collect traffic cones from the back of a truck than to get in and out of a truck cab
Temporary Worker Caught in Tread Scrap Machine Dies
A 49-year-old man, employed by a temp agency to work in a tire manufacturing plant, was pulled into a tread scrap machine and killed.
Worker Backs Over Co-Worker
One worker backed over another while they were working as part of a crew securing concrete barriers at a roadway jobsite.
Laborer Pinned Against Dump Truck
Sean Merriman, 32, had been working for Caltrans for only a few months when he was killed at a road construction site in San Jose, CA.
School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered GallerySchool Maintenance Supervisor Murdered
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School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered
David S. Ganoe Jr. , a school maintenance supervisor, was gunned down in his office in Caroline, VA. Police report that Thomas E. Monroe, 66, a former maintenance employee, was charged with murder of the 51-year-old.
Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud
A shortcut along the edge of a gravel-pit pond proved deadly for the owner of an excavating company hired to dig test holes for a client who was evaluating the site for potential construction.
Heat Illness Not Handled GalleryHeat Illness Not Handled
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Heat Illness Not Handled
The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.
Fourteen-Year-Old Laborer Crushed by Five-Ton Beam
A 14-year-old boy, employed as a laborer, was crushed by a five-ton beam that fell on him while he was working beneath a house that had been moved onto a vacant lot several months earlier.
Boat Operator Dies in Compartment
An ice-making barge operator died of asphyxiation after going into a confined space to look for leaks.
Explosion Kills Welder
A welder was killed while welding on a wastewater recovery tank.
Pneumatic Door Crushes Mechanic
A maintenance mechanic suffocated when his chest was squeezed between the rear of a vacuum cooler tube and the tube's door.
Custodian Dies Trying to Stop Vehicle
An experienced custodian died from multiple blunt-force injuries while trying to stop a rolling pickup truck.
Multiple Injuries from Fall
A 21-year-old construction worker was killed when a Bobcat loader, operating on loose soil, rolled backwards over a 70-foot (21-meter) cliff into a rocky ravine.
Six Combustible Dust Housekeeping Dos and Don’ts
The saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" has [...]
The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected GalleryThe Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
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The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
An experienced crane operator was running an electrically powered gantry crane in a process building which was in the final stages of construction. Other than the occasional use of a propane-powered forklift, there were no
Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat
A laborer in a metal-casting plant was killed when he fell into a vat of scalding hot water. He received burns to 90 per cent of his body. He had been walking on an insulated
Seeping Water Causes Cave-In
An unusual mishap occurred when the ground gave way outside of an excavation, burying and killing a worker. The worker had just climbed out of the excavation, which was properly shored up to prevent it
Chips Bury Lone Laborer
A laborer was pushing hardwood chips along on a conveyor toward the digester in a paper mill. Working alone within the chip bin, he was using a pole 12 feet (3.7 meters) in length to
Police Officer Among Fatalities
Three sanitation workers and one policeman died in an underground sewage pumping station. Two sanitation workers had entered the room 50 feet underground and attempted to unbolt an inspection plate from a valve. The plate
Worker Touches Energized Receptacle
A worker was electrocuted when he contacted a live electrical circuit, a metal casing on the electrical outlet and a wet-mopped floor at the same time.
Twin Accidents Electrocute Five
Five farm workers were electrocuted in two nearly identical accidents when grain augers they were moving struck live power lines. The augers are about 50 feet (15 meters) long, have inflatable car tires and weigh
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