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Fuel Tank Falls On Worker
A large diesel fuel tank fell on a worker who was helping move it into place. The tank measured six feet in diameter by nearly 20 feet in length. It weighed 3,000 pounds when empty
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A large diesel fuel tank fell on a worker who was helping move it into place. The tank measured six feet in diameter by nearly 20 feet in length. It weighed 3,000 pounds when empty
A service employee was working on a split-rim tire assembly. He was in the process of removing the outer rear wheel on a truck-tractor. The inner wheel was still inflated which is against the recommended
A construction worker outside the safe work zone was fatally injured after a car travelling at an estimated 80 miles an hour (129 kilometers an hour) struck him from behind. The incident took place on
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from incidents in the oil and gas industry.

Welding torch sparks and oil tanks don't mix. Actually that's not true. Under the right circumstances they can mix with tragic results.
Standing on a pile of stacked rounded steel bars proved to be a deadly decision for a worker. The worker climbed onto the pile in a warehouse in order to attach a sling so a
An ironworker died after falling 23 feet (seven meters) from a steel girder at a construction site.

The murder of a teenage girl on her first solo night shift at a gas station has brought calls for improving security for night workers who must work alone.
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call at a decommissioned mine in British Columbia were among four people who died there.
A derrickman was killed when a hoist line failed after the traveling block ran into the rig crown.

Not knowing English can cause all kinds of safety problems for workers, but a recent case in California shows how it may endanger non-workers too.

A 19-year-old immigrant from Mexico died from heat stress on the job in Fort Worth, TX, where he reportedly never saw a paycheck.
Using a foot to clear a jammed wood chipper sadly left the owner of a tree service company in Wisconsin with more than a leg injury.
A 35-year-old Anderson, IN, worker died from burn injuries after an electrical fire started in a service room at a new Wal-Mart store in Bloomington.
Many people in the safety business don't like the word accident, because it suggests nothing could have been done to prevent the situation.
Whether operating potentially dangerous machinery or driving home after a long shift, workers suffering the effects of fatigue are far from being at their best.

At 21, Catrina Faye Coffman had everything to look forward to.

You may be considered a veteran in your workplace, but veterans are not invincible.
A 20-year-old man, who should have had a lifetime ahead of him, didn't get to enjoy it. The man had a job with a steel fabricating company and a few months' experience driving a forklift
A 47-year-old logger was working to set the chokers in a cable logging operation.
In an attempt to dislodge some wood on a conveyor belt, a manager at a wood products plant in Maine walked out onto an I-beam.
A 59-year old worker was clearing snow from a rail station walkway when he was struck and killed by an approaching freight train.
The 12-year-old victim was the farmer's nephew. He'd been helping bale hay on his uncle's 700-acre farm.
A simple broken weld seam caused the death of a 68-year-old man, when an anhydrous ammonia tank ruptured.

A 61-year-old woodworker was killed as he was trying to replace a glue tray in a glue-press machine while it was still operating.