Fall Protection

Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform

Standing on a makeshift platform spanning the forks of a lift truck isn?t safe. In California, doing so proved lethal for a 29-year-old worker.

Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift PlatformVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment
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Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment

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Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment

A knot came undone in a fall arrest system, causing a window washer to fall six stories to the ground. He died of his injuries three days later. His boss had offered him a safer

Knot Fails In Fall Arrest EquipmentVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Slips On Wet Tarp

After doing the same job for nearly 20 years, a worker died in a falling from the top of a load on a flatbed trailer. He worked for a company which packaged sand, gravel and

Worker Slips On Wet TarpVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ironworker Falls
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Ironworker Falls

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Ironworker Falls

Could This Have Been You? An apprentice ironworker was killed when she fell through an unprotected vent shaft.

Ironworker FallsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Twin Dies at Age 23
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Twin Dies at Age 23

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Twin Dies at Age 23

Christine Pieper was excited about her new job on an oil rig.

Twin Dies at Age 23Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Plumber Pinned by Power Lift
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Plumber Pinned by Power Lift

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Plumber Pinned by Power Lift

An apprentice plumber died after being pinned between a ceiling water pipe and the rail of a personnel platform.

Plumber Pinned by Power LiftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Maintenance Worker Falls Overboard
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Maintenance Worker Falls Overboard

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Maintenance Worker Falls Overboard

A maintenance worker at a power utility dam was working alone on a tugboat. He was on the deck of the tug, attempting to empty two 45-gallon drums of bilge water by tipping each of

Maintenance Worker Falls OverboardVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Painter Dies in Fall From Tank to Concrete
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Painter Dies in Fall From Tank to Concrete

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Painter Dies in Fall From Tank to Concrete

A painter fell 25 feet (7.62 meters) from the top of a tank to the concrete pad below. He died of multiple traumatic injuries.

Painter Dies in Fall From Tank to ConcreteVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Supervisor Falls From Roof
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Supervisor Falls From Roof

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Supervisor Falls From Roof

Could This Have Been You? A 61-year-old construction supervisor was fatally injured when he fell from a roof.

Supervisor Falls From RoofVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Alarm Servicer Falls
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Alarm Servicer Falls

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Alarm Servicer Falls

A service worker for a security alarm system company died after a 35 foot (10.6 meter) fall.

Alarm Servicer FallsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Unprotected Worker Falls
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Unprotected Worker Falls

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Unprotected Worker Falls

A construction worker was killed when he fell 14 feet (about four meters) from a roof while installing metal roofing materials.

Unprotected Worker FallsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death
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Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death

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Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death

Five workers were standing on a scaffold nine stories off the ground as they were plastering the exterior of a high rise apartment building. The scaffold collapsed, sending three of them to their deaths.

Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Painters Take Fatal Fall From Radio Tower
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Painters Take Fatal Fall From Radio Tower

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Painters Take Fatal Fall From Radio Tower

Three painters plunged 1,200 feet (365 meters) to their death when the hoist used to hold them slipped. The company owner, his 16-year-old stepson and another young worker died when the owner’s wife lost her

Painters Take Fatal Fall From Radio TowerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder
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Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder

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Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder

An ironworker died after falling 23 feet (seven meters) from a steel girder at a construction site.

Ironworker Dies After Fall From GirderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fall Down Stairs Kills Worker

A 59-year-old worker at a plant that makes plastic bags was fatally injured after falling down industrial stairs.

Fall Down Stairs Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Man Catapulted from Personlift
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Man Catapulted from Personlift

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Man Catapulted from Personlift

A journeyman glazier died after attempting to lift a 1,000 pound (450-kilogram) case of glass with a personlift.

Man Catapulted from PersonliftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Tumbles From Large Door
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Worker Tumbles From Large Door

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Worker Tumbles From Large Door

Two workers were trying to repair a large overhead door by tightening the tension spring at the top. Both were working about 10 feet above the ground, each with one foot on a ladder and

Worker Tumbles From Large DoorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty Pool

A 17-year-old lifeguard preparing for summer was found dead in just inches of water after she fell 14 feet (four meters) into a nearly empty pool. The tragedy occurred while a crew of four were

Lifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty PoolVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Dies After Taking off Safety Harness
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Worker Dies After Taking off Safety Harness

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Worker Dies After Taking off Safety Harness

At 36, Eder Morales was in the prime of his life. We don't know much about Morales, except that he died young. Too young.

Worker Dies After Taking off Safety HarnessVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Falls Through Hidden Skylight
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Worker Falls Through Hidden Skylight

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Worker Falls Through Hidden Skylight

A worker at a manufacturing company died after falling through an unguarded snow-covered skylight.

Worker Falls Through Hidden SkylightVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Carpenter Falls From Scaffold
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Carpenter Falls From Scaffold

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Carpenter Falls From Scaffold

A 66-year-old carpenter died after falling from the plank of an improvised scaffold.

Carpenter Falls From ScaffoldVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Service Worker Falls from Lift
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Service Worker Falls from Lift

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Service Worker Falls from Lift

An aerial lift truck was parked on a hill beside a power line. Its driver set the emergency brake, but did not chock the wheels or engage the outriggers on the lift truck. The utility

Service Worker Falls from LiftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Farm Worker Watches As Wife Falls To Her Death
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Farm Worker Watches As Wife Falls To Her Death

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Farm Worker Watches As Wife Falls To Her Death

A husband watched in horror as his wife fell from the forks of a forklift to the concrete floor 20 feet (six meters) below. The woman was standing in the elevated forklift and placing labels

Farm Worker Watches As Wife Falls To Her DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Improper Rigging Results in Fatality
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Improper Rigging Results in Fatality

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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.

Improper Rigging Results in FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Words Proved Eerily Prophetic
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Words Proved Eerily Prophetic

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Words Proved Eerily Prophetic

Wanting to hype his audience up in advance of an acrobatic performance, circus ringmaster Jesus Vasquez

Words Proved Eerily PropheticVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00