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Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion

Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in a metal products plant. Oil that had oozed from a hydraulic press caught fire. The fire caused two hydraulic fluid accumulators to explode.

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Races Through Restaurant
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Fire Races Through Restaurant

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Fire Races Through Restaurant

A restaurant owner and several restaurant workers were laying new carpet on the restaurant floor before the business opened for the day. After the project had been underway for about an hour, fire broke out.

Fire Races Through RestaurantVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tank And Crane Topple To Ground

An empty water tank weighing 14 tons (12.7 metric tons) was being lifted by a crane onto a water tower frame. The land around the new community water tower had been excavated the previous month

Tank And Crane Topple To GroundVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death
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Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death

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Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death

An employee with less than two years experience at a quarry and gravel pit was given the responsibility of safety inspector. He was not given any additional training with his new position. On the day

Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Bulldozer Skids Into Excavation
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Bulldozer Skids Into Excavation

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Bulldozer Skids Into Excavation

A worker was operating a bulldozer at the top edge of a sloped excavation. The trench was being developed for a drainage ditch six feet (1.8 meters) deep. The surface was covered with snow and

Bulldozer Skids Into ExcavationVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine
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Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine

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Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine

An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.

Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating MachineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Defective Lift Swings Into Line
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Defective Lift Swings Into Line

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Defective Lift Swings Into Line

A defective aerial lift swung out of control and into a high voltage line, killing an electrical worker. The lift vehicle used by an electric utility company had a problem with the handling of its

Defective Lift Swings Into LineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Marine Terminal Worker is Run Over
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Marine Terminal Worker is Run Over

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Marine Terminal Worker is Run Over

A laborer at a marine shipping terminal was critically injured when he was run over by a trailer being backed onto a barge. The seagoing barge was being loaded with motor vehicles and trailers bound

Marine Terminal Worker is Run OverVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole
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Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole

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Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole

A miner drowned in an unusual incident involving a drain and high water pressure. He was one of several miners draining a large accumulation of water from a level in the mine several hundred feet

Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage HoleVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift
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Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift

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Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift

A longshoreman, working on loading a freighter, was near the end of his shift just before 1 a.m. He was walking from the ship toward the exit gate.

Longshoreman Dies When Hit By ForkliftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Steel Beam Crushes Laborer
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Steel Beam Crushes Laborer

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Steel Beam Crushes Laborer

A forklift driver and two laborers were stacking 40-foot (12.91-meter) I-beams in preparation for a structural steel construction job. One of the laborers was placing a wooden spacer on the last I-beam when the forklift

Steel Beam Crushes LaborerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Falling Bricks Land on Backhoe
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Falling Bricks Land on Backhoe

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Falling Bricks Land on Backhoe

A demolition project went terribly wrong when brick and wood fell several stories to land on the cab of a backhoe. The operator was crushed to death. He had been cleaning up the rubble around

Falling Bricks Land on BackhoeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Newspaper Carrier Dies When Struck by Car
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Newspaper Carrier Dies When Struck by Car

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Newspaper Carrier Dies When Struck by Car

A 12-year-old newspaper carrier was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bike. Although she was wearing a high visibility vest, she was not wearing a helmet. She was riding

Newspaper Carrier Dies When Struck by CarVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laying Down Cut-off Casing Results in Fatality
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Laying Down Cut-off Casing Results in Fatality

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Laying Down Cut-off Casing Results in Fatality

The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from an incident in the oil and gas industry.

Laying Down Cut-off Casing Results in FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff
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Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff

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Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff

A highway project supervisor who bypassed some basic safety rules died when he fell down a 40-foot (12 meter) bluff. While supervisors spend a lot of their time looking out for their workers, this case

Inspector Dies in Fall From BluffVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts
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Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts

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Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts

When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it’s simply foolish if it involves compromising safety. A malfunctioning ventilation door at a flour mill was resulting in unbearably hot

Forklifts Make Lousy PersonliftsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower
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Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower

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Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower

Could This Have Been You? A worker on a family farm was repairing a rotary disc mower when he was electrocuted.

Man Electrocuted While Welding MowerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Wood Chipper Kills Worker
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Wood Chipper Kills Worker

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Wood Chipper Kills Worker

Wearing gloves around moving machinery can be a recipe for disaster, as a recent fatality in Colorado illustrates.

Wood Chipper Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

SAFETY ‘HERO’ REMEMBERED BY CO-WORKERS
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SAFETY ‘HERO’ REMEMBERED BY CO-WORKERS

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SAFETY ‘HERO’ REMEMBERED BY CO-WORKERS

A worker hailed as a hero in a 2001 steel plant explosion in Wales died from severe burns after falling into molten waste at the same plant five years later.

SAFETY ‘HERO’ REMEMBERED BY CO-WORKERSVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Rollover in Company Vehicle Claims Driver
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Rollover in Company Vehicle Claims Driver

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Rollover in Company Vehicle Claims Driver

Failing to wear seatbelts cost one driver his life in a rollover that also injured the passenger.

Rollover in Company Vehicle Claims DriverVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Fined After Worker Crushed
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Company Fined After Worker Crushed

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Company Fined After Worker Crushed

Temporary supporting structures must be designed to safely withstand all loads and the only person with the authority to inspect and approve such structures is a professional engineer, according to Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Company Fined After Worker CrushedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Mixing, Heating Flammable Solvents Risky
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Mixing, Heating Flammable Solvents Risky

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Mixing, Heating Flammable Solvents Risky

If your workers mix and heat flammable solvents in open tanks, make sure they follow proper safeguards.

Mixing, Heating Flammable Solvents RiskyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ignoring Signs Cost Worker His Legs
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Ignoring Signs Cost Worker His Legs

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Ignoring Signs Cost Worker His Legs

Warning signs won't necessarily stop employees from committing dangerous acts, as a recent incident in Wilmington, NC, showed.

Ignoring Signs Cost Worker His LegsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned Down

Workplace violence reared its ugly head in Caroline, VA, recently when a school maintenance supervisor was gunned down in his office.

School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned DownVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Logging Truck Driver Guilty of Vehicular Homicide
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Logging Truck Driver Guilty of Vehicular Homicide

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Logging Truck Driver Guilty of Vehicular Homicide

A Washington State truck driver has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide charges after a load of logs came loose and crushed a car, killing two occupants.

Logging Truck Driver Guilty of Vehicular HomicideVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00