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Ironworker Falls 50 Feet
An ironworker was standing on top of a large door which was to be attached to hinges on a building under construction. The door had been raised by a crane. After the crane lifted the
Painter’s Helper Falls from Bridge Pier
A painter's helper fell 140 feet (43 meters) to his death from the supporting pier of a large bridge. The victim was wearing a safety belt, but had not secured his lanyard to a safety line.
Laborer Falls Onto Conveyor
A laborer working as a helper on a bark boiler in a paper mill was trying to unjam a blockage on a conveyor. The jam was preventing bark from moving into the boiler to be used as fuel.
Fire Kills Worker Assigned As Lookout
At a sawmill, a fire broke out. It had originated in the vacuum system which picks up sawdust from the various woodworking machines and carries it to a large silo outside the building.
Wrong Kind of Light Sets Off Explosion
A painter died of burns suffered in an explosion which occurred when he was working inside a newly-constructed large steel tank. A co-worker outside the tank survived with burns and a broken arm. The first
Roller Rolls Over Lookout
A spotter was crushed to death by a road roller during paving work. He had been guiding construction vehicles and general traffic on the road as asphalt pavement was being applied and finished. The roller
Fitter Gets Sucked Into Sand Hopper
A fitter went into a concrete batching plant to do some repairs while the plant was still in use. As the sand he was standing on was discharged from the hopper into a mixing vehicle
Dump Box Crushes Worker
A truck driver was crushed to death between the frame and dump box of a dump truck. He had been raising the dump box when the safety over-travel cable joining the truck frame and box
Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum GalleryExperienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum
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Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum
A lead hand employed by a heavy equipment dealer was responsible for operating a grader and a simple conveyor system. The conveyor was being used to separate topsoil. The conveyor was set on the diagonal,
Worker Dragged Into Mixer
A worker was killed when he was dragged into a rotating concrete mixer while he was cleaning it. He had completed a pressurized concrete pour at a construction site. He then returned to the company
Big Bundle of Pipe Falls on Truck Driver
A truck driver was killed when a bundle of plastic irrigation pipe he was securing slipped, striking him in the head. A forklift operator placed four bundles of pipe onto the victim's semi-trailer bed. The
Forklift Flips, Kills Operator
A forklift overturned at a salvage lumber operation, fatally injuring the operator. The young worker had been asked to move the forklift from the lumber storage area to the resaw area when he returned to
Open Van Door Crushes Shipper
A shipper-receiver at a warehouse was crushed to death when he was pinned by the open back door of a van which was backing up. He had been loading material into the van with a
Crew Decided To Work Under Shadow Of Tree
A supervisor in a logging operation was killed by a falling tree. The crew of three had been working under a tight deadline as they cut dead trees to be removed by helicopter. The supervisor
School Bus Slides Over Driver
A school bus driver died while installing tire chains on a 16-passenger van. He had been driving up a steep, icy hill. He was having difficulty controlling the vehicle, which began slipping backward before reaching
Speeding Truck Rolls and Burns
A truck traveling over the speed limit hit a traffic control vehicle and burst into flames in a rollover. The lone driver had passed several vehicles before smashing into the rear of a signal truck.
Language barrier contributed to crushing death
A landscaper who did not speak English was crushed to death as he and a co-worker attempted to unload a backhoe for a day’s work. The man, an undocumented immigrant, spoke only Spanish and may
Poor Supervision Leads to Teen Death GalleryPoor Supervision Leads to Teen Death
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Poor Supervision Leads to Teen Death
A 14-year-old accidentally hung himself with an electric hoist as he played with the dangerous piece of equipment. The incident occurred at an equipment rental company where the boy worked, helping customers load and unload
Falling Bulk Bag Crushes Worker
A bulk materials bag full of split black beans, weighing about a ton, killed a grain elevator worker when it fell onto him. The victim died after becoming pinned against a retaining wall. What happened?
Backhoe Driver Dies After Rollover
Could This Have Been You? An equipment operator for an engineering firm was operating a backhoe without wearing a hard hat or seat belt.
Improper Rigging Results in Fatality
What happened: A drilling crewmember died when a twin clevis link used in a rig floor winch hoisting assembly failed, dropping a joint of drill pipe onto him.
Don’t “Just Do It”
The morning sun momentarily blinded Phil as stepped out of his truck. Only 7:30 in the morning and it was already warm. "Gonna be another scorcher," Phil thought, as he trudged across the parking lot he'd crossed for more than 30 years.
Oil Field Workers Die Inhaling CO
Three oil field workers died after breathing carbon monoxide (CO) gas in an oil well cellar in California.
Worker Killed in Prime of Life
Little is known about Antonio Tapia, 27, except that he was a Mexican immigrant and was living with a relative, Ricardo Vega Sanchez, and Sanchez’s wife and daughter, in Burlington, NJ.
Dynamic Brakes Ordered After Train Fatality
A train derailment that killed two train crewmembers in British Columbia has resulted in an order that all locomotives traveling through the Lillooet area where the accident occurred be equipped with special brakes.
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