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Summer Job Takes Life Of Student

A student working on a summer job was electrocuted when a truck-mounted crane he was operating struck a power line. The driver of the truck instructed the student to move the crane, then backed the

Summer Job Takes Life Of StudentVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tow Truck Driver Hit by Passing Car
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Tow Truck Driver Hit by Passing Car

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Tow Truck Driver Hit by Passing Car

A tow truck driver helping a stranded motorist on a busy freeway was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The driver had stopped to help a woman whose car had a flat tire. He

Tow Truck Driver Hit by Passing CarVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy
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Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy

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Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy

Slips, trips and falls rank only behind motor vehicles as the leading cause of industrial deaths in North America. Many of these fatalities involve stairways. Here's an example from the oil and gas industry.

Stairways Can Lead to TragedyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

‘Copter Horseplay Claims Two Victims
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‘Copter Horseplay Claims Two Victims

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‘Copter Horseplay Claims Two Victims

A helicopter pilot and passenger were killed in a crash attributed to horseplay. Witnesses reported seeing two helicopters engaged in what appeared to be games or stunts in the air, dodging and weaving within a

‘Copter Horseplay Claims Two VictimsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tobacco Worker Dies After Tractor Overturns
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Tobacco Worker Dies After Tractor Overturns

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Tobacco Worker Dies After Tractor Overturns

A migrant farm worker died after the tractor he was driving overturned on a country road. The victim, who had no experience driving on public roads, was pulling a load of tobacco when the wagon jack-knifed and broke loose from the tractor.

Tobacco Worker Dies After Tractor OverturnsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Drowns in Flooded Pipeline
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Laborer Drowns in Flooded Pipeline

Confined Spaces, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type

Laborer Drowns in Flooded Pipeline

On average, 5,000 to 6,000 workers are killed each year. Learn from the following reports of real workplace fatalities to avoid a similar fate.

Laborer Drowns in Flooded PipelineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Dream Buried Under Ton of Wet Dirt
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Dream Buried Under Ton of Wet Dirt

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Dream Buried Under Ton of Wet Dirt

Jose Vega, a 36-year-old construction worker, had a dream of one day reuniting with his little girl, a year after escaping Cuba in a boat.

Dream Buried Under Ton of Wet DirtVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between Rollers
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Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between Rollers

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Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between Rollers

A shift supervisor died after both arms were caught and partially amputated between two paper machine rollers.

Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between RollersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Falls Through Inadequate Guardrail
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Laborer Falls Through Inadequate Guardrail

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Laborer Falls Through Inadequate Guardrail

Two construction companies have been hit with big fines for the death of a laborer who fell through an inadequate guardrail in 2003.

Laborer Falls Through Inadequate GuardrailVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

No Lockout Brings Death, Big Fine
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No Lockout Brings Death, Big Fine

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No Lockout Brings Death, Big Fine

A nightshift worker died because a giant mixer was not locked out. The needless fatality brought a $265,000 fine against the company.

No Lockout Brings Death, Big FineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs
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Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs

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Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs

It was late at night and traffic was light, but unfortunately not light enough. A car traveling through the Big Dig Tunnel in Boston was in the wrong place at the wrong time when four concrete slabs weighing several tons fell from the ceiling, killing a woman.

Passenger Crushed by Falling SlabsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality
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Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality

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Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality

An Ontario mine is paying the price for failing to develop standard safe procedures for workers performing checks to determine the presence of gases following rock blasts.

Company Fined $350,000 For FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tree Trimmer Suffocates In Foliage
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Tree Trimmer Suffocates In Foliage

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Tree Trimmer Suffocates In Foliage

A 44-year-old experienced tree trimmer died recently after apparently suffocating in the foliage of a palm tree in San Diego, CA.

Tree Trimmer Suffocates In FoliageVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Leaky Methane Seal and Torch Didn’t Mix
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Leaky Methane Seal and Torch Didn’t Mix

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Leaky Methane Seal and Torch Didn’t Mix

A leaking methane seal and an open flame were key factors in a Kentucky mine explosion that claimed five lives in May 2006.

Leaky Methane Seal and Torch Didn’t MixVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home
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Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home

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Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home

If only Tim had realized he was seconds away from death while watching his co-worker excavate a trench with a backhoe; he would have run away as far as possible.

Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near HomeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Massive Fine Levied for Worker Fatality
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Massive Fine Levied for Worker Fatality

Chemical Safety, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Hot Work/Welding, Industry, Language, Topic, Type

Massive Fine Levied for Worker Fatality

A numbered company in Alberta has been issued a whopping $350,000 fine

Massive Fine Levied for Worker FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

October 26, 1948: The Donora Death Fog
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October 26, 1948: The Donora Death Fog

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October 26, 1948: The Donora Death Fog

It was like something out of a horror movie. But it really happened.

October 26, 1948: The Donora Death FogVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chinese Miners Beat the Odds
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Chinese Miners Beat the Odds

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Chinese Miners Beat the Odds

More than 2,000 Chinese miners have died in work-related incidents this year to date

Chinese Miners Beat the OddsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Press Brake Operator Hit By Steel Lug
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Press Brake Operator Hit By Steel Lug

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Press Brake Operator Hit By Steel Lug

A 39-year-old brake press operator was killed when an exceptionally large metal sheet (lug) was ejected from the machinery he was operating and hit him in the head and chest.

Press Brake Operator Hit By Steel LugVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Front-end Loader Runs Over Worker
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Front-end Loader Runs Over Worker

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Front-end Loader Runs Over Worker

A machine operator was killed when he was run over by a front-end loader at a city's salt stockyard.

Front-end Loader Runs Over WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Police Officer Clearing Dead Deer Struck By Car
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Police Officer Clearing Dead Deer Struck By Car

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Police Officer Clearing Dead Deer Struck By Car

A 32-year-old police officer died after being struck by a vehicle.

Police Officer Clearing Dead Deer Struck By CarVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot
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Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

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Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

David Lindsey, 53, of Knoxville, KY, was dicovered lying in a Walgreens parking lot at about 3 a.m.

Trucker Left to Die in Parking LotVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Electrocuted by 7,200-Volt Overhead Power Line
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Laborer Electrocuted by 7,200-Volt Overhead Power Line

Crane Safety, Electrical, English, Fatality Reports, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Overhead Hazards, Topic, Type, Utilities

Laborer Electrocuted by 7,200-Volt Overhead Power Line

One laborer was electrocuted and two others were injured when a boom crane with an attached auger accidentally came into contact with a 7,200-volt overhead power line running above a materials storage yard.

Laborer Electrocuted by 7,200-Volt Overhead Power LineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Death by Strangulation
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Death by Strangulation

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Death by Strangulation

A cattle farmer died from strangulation that resulted when his loose clothing caught in the rotating shaft of a conveyor belt.

Death by StrangulationVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement
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Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement

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Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement

Roger, who sowed the seeds of his farming career at the age of 13, may have scoffed at the foretelling of his death on a small farm in Iowa 22 years later.

Young Farmer Dies in Auger EntanglementVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00