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Electrical lines were grounded and de-energized before a lineman went to work on them, but he still died of electrocution. He was working from an aerial lift with an articulated boom. The basket touched energized
A maintenance worker with no electrical training was electrocuted while doing renovation work in a 10-story office tower. The victim was standing on an aluminum ladder removing ceiling tiles when both hands made contact with
Some 2.2 million people worldwide die of work-related accidents and occupational diseases each year.
A 17-year old worker died just one hour into his new job after becoming pinned under a forklift. He hadn't received any job orientation or training.
An 18-year-old laborer died after becoming entangled in a portable mortar mixer.
Dec. 16, 2005 was Lajos Feher's first day on the job, and sadly his last.
I'm off to work now, Dad, Alicia* called as she raced for the front door. Don't wait up for me.
A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running. Someone bumped the sand drum clutch lever. The drum was engaged and one employee fell into the compartment and was fatally injured.
The supervisor of a towing company died as a result of falling under a truck wheel.
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) investigators are trying to determine how a robotic arm pulled a manager into a press while it was being cleaned. Steven McGirr, 46, died instantly.
Operating excavators, tractors and other equipment on uneven terrain can be tricky. Doing so proved deadly for a young worker at a Ft. Myers, FL, construction site.
Frank hung in there "until the cows came home," but in the end he couldn't bargain with a blood clot.
If your company sends its workers into areas where they may encounter potentially dangerous wildlife, here's a heads up:
Properly trained workers know exactly what will happen when they operate a machine switch - but if a switch is tripped in a moment of inattention or confusion
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is proposing almost $2.8 million in penalties against Cintas Corp.
An 84-year-old man, who had farmed the same land for 60 years, was killed while his wife watched when he bypass - started a tractor.
A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community.
The victim and his co-worker were working a busy 24-hour shift, due to icy rain and reduced visibility that made area bridges icy.
The shipyard welder was welding on a barge in dry dock when sparks from her wire-fed welding gun ignited hydraulic fluid that had atomized.
The men must have felt privileged to work on the largest public works project in the state?s history, the building of an interstate highway bridge, but for several, their excitement turned to tragedy.
The goal was gleaming, refinished wood floors. Instead, the result was fire and death.
Being experienced in your work does not provide immunity from injuries. Nearly a quarter of acute injuries happen to experienced workers - as a result of human errors.
A miner died of asphyxia following the collapse of a section of a mine he was working in.
An apprentice plumber died after being pinned between a ceiling water pipe and the rail of a personnel platform.
A man was strangled after his shirt-sleeve was caught by the rotating drill bit of a drill press he was operating.
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