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Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-old
At age 17, Timothy had no plans of dying. But fate forced a change in those plans one day.
Electrical Hazards Aren’t Always Overhead
Workers often get into trouble by failing to look up when moving metal ladders, poles and other objects.
Victim Dies Under Tractor
The 50-year-old victim was part owner of a motocross track that operated out of a sand pit in New Jersey.
Driver Dragged by Runaway
A tow truck driver was killed while trying to stop his runaway truck.
Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim
A 26-year-old mechanic was struck and killed by a side ring from a multi-piece (split) tire rim.
Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility GalleryGuard Found Slain at FedEx Facility
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Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility
A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.
Worker Electrocuted While Repaving Highway
A 44-year-old transportation worker died after being jolted with 7,200 volts of electricity while repaving a highway in Colorado.
Worker Killed Clearing Rock Crusher
The 45-year-old worker was operating the crusher for a construction company, which subcontracted to the US government to produce gravel for forest roads.
Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load
The moral of this fatality is: Never work beneath a suspended load.
Rink Manager Asphyxiated
An assistant ice rink manager suffocated from lack of oxygen when he tried to stop a refrigeration system gas leak.
Man Drowns in Standpipe
An irrigation district canal worker drowned after falling into a standpipe while trying to shut off the water flow.
Crane Oiler Crushed
A crane oiler was crushed between counterweights and the superstructure (base) of a rotating mobile crane.
Company Owner Killed by Exploding Tire
The owner-operator of a heavy equipment maintenance business died because he undid the wrong bolts while trying to remove a tire.
Cement Finisher Falls at Construction Site
A 29-year-old female cement finisher fell 165 feet (50 meters) to her death from a high-rise office complex under construction.
Fall Through Roof Kills Ironworker
A journeyman ironworker fell through a roof and died of a brain injury. He and a co-worker were working on the roof of a building being dismantled. They were in the process of removing large
Meter Reader Killed By Gases
An industrial water meter reader was reported missing when he failed to return to headquarters at the end of his shift. Meanwhile, a passerby saw him lying face-down in a few inches of water at
Unfinished Catwalk Kills Worker
A mill worker fell to his death when an unfinished overhead walkway fell apart. The catwalk was constructed at a sawmill so maintenance workers could reach machinery for oiling. The person building the catwalk was
Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen GalleryHeart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen
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Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen
A natural gas company service man was contacted early one winter morning to investigate a gas leak. A bridge crew had noticed a strong odor of gas and a hissing sound at a natural gas
Workers in Pit Could not Breathe
Two workers died of oxygen deprivation as they were repairing the concrete wall at a garbage disposal site. One of them had been attaching anchor bolts to the wall of an intake pit and was
Chain Lowers Worker to Death
A young laborer was seated on a looped chain as he was being lowered into a 21-foot (6.4-meter) deep manhole to prepare for utility construction work.
Fencing Worker Contacts Line
A crew was building a chain-link fence in a residential area. One worker lifted a 21-foot (seven-meter) section of the metal top rail into the air and the rail contacted a 7,200-volt power line. He
Drill Workers Electrocuted
Two drilling crew members were electrocuted when the boom of their drill rig contacted a high-voltage overhead power line. The victims were employed by a company hired to find and blast large rocks that lay
Falling Bucket Takes Worker Down
Just as construction can be dangerous work, so can taking structures down. This proved to be the case for a crew repairing a signboard located high up the side of a building. They had completed
Fatal Fall from Scaffold
A worker died of a broken neck and skull after he fell 23 feet from a scaffold. He was working part-time as a welder-fitter. He did not have experience in working from a scaffold.
Flammable Liquid Spills On Welder
A welder was standing on a ladder which ran between two walkways. He was welding on a large piece of equipment which was going to be used in a mining area. A five gallon "unapproved"
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