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Express train hits painter
A worker painting a fence along a railway was killed when he stepped in front of an express train. He was part of a crew painting the fence located at a rail crossing barrier. The
Divers Die When Trapped By Water Pressure
Two commercial divers drowned when they became trapped by a water leak on a seaway lock. The first diver went down to inspect a malfunctioning underwater valve. He became trapped because water leaking to the
Snow Maker Drowns in Vault
An employee at a ski area drowned when he was trapped in water in an underground vault. Co-workers found his body entangled with the pipes and valves in the vault.
Ground Prong Missing
A missing third prong from an electrical plug resulted in the electrocution death of a laborer. He was climbing a ladder to hand a power drill to another worker when he received a fatal shock.
Electrical Engineer Electrocuted
An experienced electrical engineer was electrocuted while removing dust from equipment in the main electrical distribution room of a hotel. The man was employed by a maintenance company inspecting and improving the hotel's heating and
Unstable Bridge Collapses Too Soon
A railroad company needed to have a vehicle bridge removed quickly from above a track. The structure was starting to disintegrate and shift because of soil erosion. A crew of four was demolishing the bridge,
Farm Worker Watches As Wife Falls To Her Death
A husband watched in horror as his wife fell from the forks of a forklift to the concrete floor 20 feet (six meters) below. The woman was standing in the elevated forklift and placing labels
Trucker Dies in Burning Wreck
A truck with a trailer was traveling on a two-lane gravel packed road when the passenger-side wheels went over onto the soft shoulder. The driver attempted to steer the truck back onto the road and
Static Electricity Causes Explosion of Tanker Truck
A worker loading a tank truck at a petrochemical plant was killed by an explosion which was apparently set off by electrostatic ignition. He had just written and passed his safety exams the month before.
No Escape From Burning Basement
A building contractor died when he was trapped in the burning basement of a house under construction. Another worker was using an oxyacetylene cutting torch to cut I-beams over the basement of the house. Stray
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Gasoline Vapors Result in Fatal Fire
An experienced worker and his untrained helper lowered an aluminum ladder into an underground fuel storage tank. A small access hatch had been cut into the tank using a water cooled saw. One of the
Radio Interference Suspected In Mishap
A piece of a crane motor fell and struck a worker in the head. The mishap occurred when the lifting boom of the crane did not respond to the operator's command. The loaded boom began
Worker Trapped in Feather Dryer
A poultry worker was fatally wounded when a co-worker inadvertently started the feather dryer tank he was cleaning. The incident occurred at a poultry ranch where birds are grown for food. The worker had been
Paper Worker Pulled Into Press
Workers tending a paper manufacturing machine had to enter an narrow overhead platform above a moving press roller. One day a worker was on this 14-inch (.35-meter) wide platform structure. He was using a compressed
Solvent Linked to Suicide
Could exposure to a workplace solvent cause someone to commit suicide? A coroner in Wellington, New Zealand, says it could. He conducted an inquest into the death of a worker in the printing industry who
Float Falls On Worker Below Crane
A crew had been contracted to clean nets at an ocean-side fish farm. They were working aboard a barge which was fitted with a fixed boom crane. This crane was being used to lift a
Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow
A tubular welded frame scaffold was covered with ice and snow. A construction laborer working on the third level slipped and fell headfirst to his death on the pavement about 20 feet (6.1 meters) below.
Log Amputates Bridge Builder’s Leg
A railroad bridge building crew was dispatched to a job they had never done before – to try to break up a log jam against a bridge in a river. The crew tried first to
Land Owner Dies In Collapse Of Well Excavation
A property owner had contracted a backhoe operator and a helper to assist him in digging a well. The excavation was 14 feet by 10 feet. The sides were not sloped nor were they shored
Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew
Two members of a construction crew were killed where they were working at the side of a busy highway. They were struck by a trailer that came loose from a company truck. Although this fatal
What Went Wrong? – A Case Study
When you work in a large facility such as a hospital, you witness what seems to be a continuous round of construction and maintenance. Buildings get put up, renovated and taken down again.
Spark Sets Off Tank Explosion
Two workers died after a welding spark set off an explosion in a tanker truck. They were starting to replace an overflow pipe on the truck when the spark ignited flammable gas in the tank.
Contractor Dies in Tank
A contractor inspecting the seals inside a large gasoline storage tank did not make it out alive. He was overcome by the toxic vapors in the tank and unable to escape or call for help.
Job Experience No Excuse for Shortcuts
Could This Have Been You?
"He noticed the manhole was in the closed position but not bolted shut."
When Will this Safety Message Click in?
The deaths of eight Utah State agriculture students and their instructor in a van rollover in that state in late September was extremely sad and completely senseless.
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