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.
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside of a riser under a water tower. One worker was spray-painting from a fixed ladder 40 feet (12 meters) above the floor of the riser.
Worker Falls To Death With Safety Harness On
What good is wearing a safety harness if you don't tie it off?
Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall GalleryWorker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
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Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
In the first fatality for his company, a North Carolina worker died after a fall from a truck bed.
Cement Finisher Falls at Construction Site
A 29-year-old female cement finisher fell 165 feet (50 meters) to her death from a high-rise office complex under construction.
Unsecured Plywood Results in Death
An experienced worker was laying concrete on the second level of a construction project when the face shield from a welder's mask fell from an upper level. The construction worker agreed to cross the wet
Young Worker Falls From Ladder
A teenaged retail hardware sales associate was killed when he fell from a fiberglass extension ladder as he tried to change a light bulb. He died of a skull fracture when he landed headfirst on
Bad Board Disintegrates
One defective plank was the cause of a three-story fall that killed a bricklayer. He was part of a crew laying bricks on the top floor of a building. They had built a six-foot (1.83-meter)
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.
Don’t slip up on fall prevention GalleryDon’t slip up on fall prevention
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Don’t slip up on fall prevention
Falls are the second leading cause of accidental deaths in North America - second only to motor vehicle accidents.
Fall from Elevation
A 37-year-old residential roofer was fatally injured after falling from a roof.
Roofer’s Helper Falls Through Hole
A laborer took a fatal step onto a flimsy surface and fell 30 feet (nine meters) to a floor below. He was a helper on a crew re-roofing an old warehouse. Workers were removing the
Worker Knocked Through Roof Opening
A sheet metal mechanic died after he was knocked through a roof opening and fell to a concrete floor below. He was working for a plumbing and heating contractor that had been in business for
Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock GalleryElectrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock
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Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock
Three workers, one licensed electrician and two apprentices, were rewiring a residential basement. They were using a 300 watt lightbulb, drawing power from a temporary connection to power wires on an outside pole. The electrician
Fatal Fall Results in $100,000 Fine
If employees are at risk for falling considerable distances, they had better be trained in recognizing fall hazards and be using fall protection.
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.
Roofer Falls to His Death
A 22-year-old roofer fell approximately 22 feet (6.7 meters) off the edge of a roof onto concrete and died.
Suspended Ceiling Didn’t Support Weight
A worker stepped onto a suspended ceiling. It broke under his weight and he fell through. He landed on a concrete floor 42 feet below and died of blood loss and multiple injuries. A more
Marina Drowning
A marina employee drowned after he fell into the water at a boat launching slip.
Derrickman Falls to Death From Collapsed Oil Rig
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from incidents in the oil and gas industry.
Letter Carrier Dies Just Short of Retirement
Bob Jones, a 33-year employee of Canada Post, was looking forward to retiring on April 27, 2007.
Fall from Loading Dock Kills Supervisor
Falling six feet (two meters) doesn't seem like a lot, but it was enough to kill a 68-year-old supervisor who was climbing down a loading dock.
Supervisor Falls Down Shaft
A fall down an elevator shaft killed a construction supervisor.
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
Fall From Cliff Kills Inspector
A highway project supervisor who bypassed some basic safety rules died when he fell down a 40-foot (12 meter) bluff onto a highway. While supervisors spend a lot of their time looking out for their
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