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Pressure Washer Blamed in Death
Using a gasoline-powered pressure washer in a poorly ventilated area below deck in a fishing boat has killed one dock worker and injured several others, including emergency personnel.
Twin Dies at Age 23
Christine Pieper was excited about her new job on an oil rig.
Overcrowded Van Crashes; Three Farmworkers Die
Overcrowding of passenger vans is a common problem in agricultural areas where large numbers of workers need to be transported quickly to worksites.
Forklift Fatality Carries Lessons
Forklifts and worker-congested pathways can be a deadly mix, especially when forklift operators haven't been trained properly.
Creative OHS Fine Will Benefit the Blind
Alberta judges often impose creative occupational health and safety fines that benefit charitable organizations.
Doctor Kills Nurse, Self
A 37-year-old nurse was killed at work by a doctor.
Tugboat Slip Kills New Worker
A marina worker died of head injuries when a 30-ton tugboat slipped in a lifting harness.
Company Held Liable Despite Due Diligence
Despite showing due diligence by training an employee on lockout procedures, Forwell Materials Inc, an Ontario company that processes cement and gravel, has been fined $75,000 for failing to ensure that a machine was properly locked out, which resulted in the death of a worker.
Trench Collapses and Buries New Worker
A new worker with little safety training died when the trench he was digging caved in around him.
Supervisor Dies After Snagging Lever
Workers can be extremely careful about keeping their hands away from machine controls, but overlook the possibility that a shirt pocket or other piece of clothing can snag onto those controls, with disastrous consequences.
Too Young to Die GalleryToo Young to Die
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Too Young to Die
A 14-year-old Hispanic laborer who said he was 18 in order to get a job was partially decapitated and suffered multiple crushing injuries after he came in contact with a machine used to shred and grind plastic bags into a recyclable product.
Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!
Always follow your company's lockout and tagout procedures. Just shutting off the power is not enough.
Bridge Worker Falls Through Unsecured Opening
Falling through an opening on a bridge deck under construction wasn't Tom's idea of how he wanted to leave his mark in the world.
Restaurant Manager Electrocuted by Fridge
A restaurant manager died after contacting a faulty refrigerator.
Rollers Crush Mill Operator
A mill operator at a rubber compound plant died when caught between two rollers on the lamination machine he was operating.
Beams Fall on Trucker
A truck driver was killed by a 750-pound (340-kilogram) package of beams which fell from a forklift.
Worker Killed Loading ATV Onto Service Truck
Two workers had finished doing right-of-way cleanup with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and a small set of diamond harrows.
Farm Worker Dies from Heat Stroke
Joe had been working in the North Carolina tobacco field for just over a week. The first few days on the farm were hot and humid, with welcome breaks of rain. But on this day, there was no rain. The thermometer had already climbed to 95F when Joe stopped for his soda and cracker break at 10 a.m. By the time the temperature reached between 100F and 108F at 3 p.m., Joe complained to the crew leader that he wasn?t feeling well. The crew leader gave Joe a drink of water and drove him back to the workers? housing, where he left Joe to rest for a while. Forty-five minutes later, Joe was found on the steps of the house. He was unconscious. Emergency medical services were called and Joe was transported to the hospital, where his core body temperature was recorded at 108F. But Joe didn?t respond to the medical personnel?s attempts to cool him. His death was attributed to heat stroke.
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Shift-Work Safety Checklist
Shift-Work Safety Checklist Any supervisor who works in a multiple-shift [...]
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Makeshift Lighting Leads To Fatality
A worker was inside a pressure trailer tanker applying a coat of anti-corrosive paint. He was using a safety lamp with a 500-watt quartz beam. A folded coat hanger was wrapped around the light and hooked to the manhole flange.
Sheet Metal Work Led to Asbestos Exposure
At the age of 51 a sheet metal worker died of lung cancer. His case was typical of asbestos exposure. He had been exposed during his working career when removing and installing duct work in
Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling Tree
A teacher working alone on top of a mountain during the summer as a forest fire spotter, was killed when he was hit by a falling tree he had cut down. He was found when
Search Overlooks Watchman’s Body
A worker was killed when he fell down a large uncovered shaft in a shopping mall tower under construction. He was a mechanical equipment maintenance person who worked for a large city shopping mall, and
Engineer Killed Retrieving Meter
A city engineer collapsed in a manhole while attempting to retrieve a flow meter. The victim, an assistant engineer and a student intern had gone to a landfill to replace a battery of a flow
Scaffold Swings Over to Power Line
An electrician working for a utility company died of electrocution when an aluminum pole he was touching struck a 12,000 volt primary power line. Aluminum and other metals easily conduct electricity. The aluminum pole was
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