Worker Dies While Cleaning a Vat
Late in the afternoon, a worker at a manufacturing company was requested to clean out a vat. It was approximately 5 feet deep and 5 feet in diameter. He was instructed to use
Solvent Explosion Kills!
An employee died as a result of extensive burns to more than 50 percent of his body. The middle-aged man had been working for five months as a tank cleaner.
Sewer Gas Kills Plumber
A plumbing contractor died when he was laying out a new sewer line connecting a building to a main sewer line in the street. The owner of a small plumbing company (the victim), and two
Chemical Plant Worker Dies in Rescue
A South Carolina chemical plant worker who entered a large dryer to help an unconscious colleague died from lack of oxygen.
Argon Gas ‘Drowns’ Welder
Argon gas used as part of a welding operation caused the asphyxiation death of an apprentice welder working in a confined space. He was completing welding work inside a tank being constructed of titanium. Because
Inspector 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.
Chemical Reaction Was Unexpected GalleryChemical Reaction Was Unexpected
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Chemical Reaction Was Unexpected
Some workplace fire hazards are obvious. You toss a match into a pile of dry sawdust, and you get a fire. Other hazards are harder to recognize. Consider the chemical reactions which can result in
Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion
A 40-year-old auto mechanic died in an explosion at his auto repair shop.
Ammonia Burns Food Plant Worker
One worker was killed and another hospitalized after an ammonia gas leak at the Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Kansas.
Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns GalleryCleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns
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Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns
A textile worker was working on a conveyor belt. At the end of a day's production she had to clean the belt using a highly volatile cleaning solvent. This solvent was used very close to
Three Workers Found Dead in Tank
Three workers were found dead in a tank containing a pipeline adhesive, which gives off highly toxic fumes from the solvent toluene.
Isocyanate Suspected in Death
A woman with a history of asthma was working on a lamination process known to release an isocyanate. She developed an acute attack of asthma which failed to respond to her aerosol medication. Co-workers took
Child Orphaned at 4
Four-year-old Tylerann Zadroga lost her mother in 2004 and now her father is dead at age 34.
Ammonia Kills Worker
A simple broken weld seam caused the death of a 68-year-old man, when an anhydrous ammonia tank ruptured.
Worker Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning And Smoke Inhalation GalleryWorker Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning And Smoke Inhalation
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Worker Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning And Smoke Inhalation
A hospital maintenance worker was repairing a broken hand held hair dryer. He asked a co-worker to assist in locating some acetone to remove epoxy from his hands.
Gas From Blast Kills Worker
A sewer worker was killed by poisonous gas 45 minutes after explosives were set off underground 50 feet (15.24 meters) away. The fatality occurred on a city utility construction site. A crew working for one
Fan Forces Gas Into Kiln
Carbon monoxide killed a supervisor and an engineering draftsman when they entered a lime kiln to check the thickness of the metal walls. The kiln was not blocked off from another nearby kiln which had
Oil Field Workers Die Inhaling CO
Three oil field workers died after breathing carbon monoxide (CO) gas in an oil well cellar in California.
Respiratory Hazards are Difficult to Detect
Your five senses are of little use in alerting you to respiratory hazards. You usually can't see, feel or hear them, and they often have no smell or taste
Deadly Acid Spews Over Worker
A worker was attempting to remove an end plug from a pipe containing a 100 per cent concentration of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid under pressure. He applied sufficient pressure with a wrench to break the pipe,
Worker Overcome by Solvent Vapors
A night shift worker was working with his supervisor in an adhesive tape manufacturing plant. They had been monitoring a machine that applied a coat of adhesive to the tape, and were collecting samples, taking
Gasoline Vapors Result in Fatal Fire GalleryGasoline Vapors Result in Fatal Fire
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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
Mixing, Heating Flammable Solvents Risky
If your workers mix and heat flammable solvents in open tanks, make sure they follow proper safeguards.
Janitor Dies of CO Poisoning
At age 50, all Bob wanted to do was make a little extra money. So he found a job as a custodian. Two weeks later he died of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning while using a propane-powered floor buffer.
The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected GalleryThe Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
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The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
An experienced crane operator was running an electrically powered gantry crane in a process building which was in the final stages of construction. Other than the occasional use of a propane-powered forklift, there were no
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