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Forklift Hits Maintenance Worker
A maintenance worker was crossing a yard on his way to a welding shop. He took a shortcut, walking behind a forklift that was on a ramp. The forklift operator had stopped to check his
Order Selector Jumps From Pallet
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
Non-swimmer Disappears as Boat Sinks
At a coastal logging operation, a small boat was used to straighten a cable before it was respooled on a floating work deck.
Exploding Toolbox
A worker was fatally injured while grinding on the lid of a metal toolbox. The sparks from his grinder ignited an explosive mixture of oxygen and acetylene which had leaked from a torch placed inside
Warehouseman Jumps Into Shredder-Compactor
A warehouseman at a store was assigned the job of taking the garbage from the store and putting it into a shredder - compactor. After loading the boxes into the shredder he jumped on top
Too Experienced to Need Training? GalleryToo Experienced to Need Training?
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Too Experienced to Need Training?
A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.
Poor Maintenance Causes Fatality
A loader operator was pulling a conveyer to a new job site. He had been operating a loader on mining leases for approximately five months and was described as being "quite careful" in his driving.
Shooter’s Helper Fatally Injured
Could This Have Been You? A shooter and his helper were detonating 2.5 lb charges loaded at a depth of 20 feet.
Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder GalleryHydraulic Door Crushes Welder
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Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder
An experienced mechanic/welder was crushed to death by a door on a metal shredder at a large scrap iron facility. The hydraulically-operated door flips down to reject unshredded metals.
Road Worker Crushed
A 54-year-old construction laborer died after a motor grader rolled over his upper back and head. The man, who was one of a crew of nine workers, was helping to install a new road in
Delivery Driver Dies After Being Crushed
Could This Have Been You? A delivery truck driver died after being crushed by his own vehicle.
Moving Chain Fractures Foot GalleryMoving Chain Fractures Foot
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Moving Chain Fractures Foot
A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.
Pipelayer Killed By Trench Cave-in
One pipelayer was crushed to death and another injured when a trench collapsed.
Welders Killed in Explosions
In 2000-2001, three welders in Massachusetts were fatally injured while cutting metal containers with torches.
Plumber Electrocuted
A 40-year-old plumber was electrocuted when he contacted frayed wires on his work light.
Search for New Life Ends Abruptly
A Haitian man who was working hard for a better life died suddenly when scaffolding he was moving collapsed onto him at a construction site in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Engine Drops, Crushes Young Worker
Hoisting an automobile engine by the use of chains and a forklift proved deadly in a California auto shop recently.
Floor Installation Company Boss Fined $75,000
One minute he was applying a flammable solvent to a floor to loosen linoleum. The next moment he was engulfed in flames, with third and fourth-degree burns to most of his body.
Boom Kills Deckhand
A deckhand on a fishing boat was fatally injured when a boom collapsed.
Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker GalleryHidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
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Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.
Falling Rock Crushes Worker
The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick is investigating the death of a excavator operator
Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored
A terrible incident in Tennessee, in which an equipment operator died from severe burns, shows how important it is to keep equipment inspected and properly maintained.
Press Fitting Kills Fabricator
A 20-year-old man was working by himself changing a press punch at a small machine shop when a welded hydraulic hose coupling blew, killing him instantly.
Worker Dies in Rig Incident
A Wyoming man died in an oil rig incident near the Converse-Natrona county line.
Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood
The victim was a foreman of a crew working at a Wyoming rig site.
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