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Painter Falls From Stepladder

A job of repainting an outdoor stairway at a commuter train station was the end of the line for a 45-year old man. He fell from a stepladder while painting the concrete and metal stairway

Painter Falls From Stepladder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Building Inspector’s Death Results in $175,000 Fine

Building inspectors may know all about whether structures are being built according to code, but a case in Toronto

Building Inspector’s Death Results in $175,000 Fine2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Storage Rack Unsafe For Climb

A plant worker climbed eight feet up a steel storage rack structure to retrieve material from a top shelf. He fell to the concrete floor and died. The workplace did not have the proper equipment

Storage Rack Unsafe For Climb2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway

A worker cleaning the third floor of a warehouse received massive head and chest injuries after falling more than 22 feet (seven meters) to the concrete floor below. No one witnessed the accident so it

Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Aerial Lift Fatality Carries Important Lessons

Workers operating aerial lift trucks need to pay attention to unusual noises, uncharacteristic vibrations, or abnormal operation when controls are activated.

Aerial Lift Fatality Carries Important Lessons2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Backward Step Leads to Fall

Employees working for a plumbing contractor were hoisting pipes up from ground level to higher levels for storage. They were standing on structural steel while they transferred the pipes to the floor above. One employee

Backward Step Leads to Fall2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Warehouse Laborer Falls From Forklift

A man working in an electronics store warehouse fell six feet (two meters) to his death as he attempted to retrieve boxes from a forklift. The man was standing on a wooden pallet raised by

Warehouse Laborer Falls From Forklift2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger

Two plumbers had been working in a construction trench. When it was time to come back up to the street level, they rode in the bucket of an excavator. As the excavator operator started to

Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Falling Bucket Takes Worker Down

Just as construction can be dangerous work, so can taking structures down. This proved to be the case for a crew repairing a signboard located high up the side of a building. They had completed

Falling Bucket Takes Worker Down2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
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