General Safety

Killed By Heat

A small woodland fire was the scene of a workplace fatality when one firefighter died of heat stroke. The young man was one of two affected by heat stroke that day. Two others were affected

Killed By HeatVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Untrained Worker Dies of Head Injury
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Untrained Worker Dies of Head Injury

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Untrained Worker Dies of Head Injury

A new untrained worker died of a head injury after he was hit by a falling tree. He was standing at the rear of a skidder being used in a logging operation at the time of the incident.

Untrained Worker Dies of Head InjuryVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy
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Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy

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Slips, trips and falls rank only behind motor vehicles as the leading cause of industrial deaths in North America. Many of these fatalities involve stairways. Here's an example from the oil and gas industry.

Stairways Can Lead to TragedyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff
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Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff

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Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff

A highway project supervisor who bypassed some basic safety rules died when he fell down a 40-foot (12 meter) bluff. While supervisors spend a lot of their time looking out for their workers, this case

Inspector Dies in Fall From BluffVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts
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Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts

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Forklifts Make Lousy Personlifts

When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it’s simply foolish if it involves compromising safety. A malfunctioning ventilation door at a flour mill was resulting in unbearably hot

Forklifts Make Lousy PersonliftsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower
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Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower

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Man Electrocuted While Welding Mower

Could This Have Been You? A worker on a family farm was repairing a rotary disc mower when he was electrocuted.

Man Electrocuted While Welding MowerVicky 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

Don’t “Just Do It”
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Don’t “Just Do It”

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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.

Don’t “Just Do It”Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fatal Distraction
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Fatal Distraction

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Fatal Distraction

A 31-year-old spray painter walked off the edge of a roof. He and co-workers were painting a condominium which has multiple roof levels.

Fatal DistractionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

One Dies, Three Rescued as Smokestack Burns
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One Dies, Three Rescued as Smokestack Burns

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One Dies, Three Rescued as Smokestack Burns

A construction worker died in a smokestack fire at a West Virginia power plant and three others were plucked by helicopter from the 900-foot structure while it burned.

One Dies, Three Rescued as Smokestack BurnsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Argon Gas Kills Three at Cosmetics Factory
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Argon Gas Kills Three at Cosmetics Factory

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Argon Gas Kills Three at Cosmetics Factory

Argon gas, used in welding, is not toxic but that doesn't mean it can't kill. Why? Argon gas can displace oxygen, potentially asphyxiating workers when used in confined spaces.

Argon Gas Kills Three at Cosmetics FactoryVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Robotic Arm Pulls Manager to His Death
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Robotic Arm Pulls Manager to His Death

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Robotic Arm Pulls Manager to His Death

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) investigators are trying to determine how a robotic arm pulled a manager into a press while it was being cleaned. Steven McGirr, 46, died instantly.

Robotic Arm Pulls Manager to His DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tractor Operator Drowns in Lake
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Tractor Operator Drowns in Lake

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Tractor Operator Drowns in Lake

Operating excavators, tractors and other equipment on uneven terrain can be tricky. Doing so proved deadly for a young worker at a Ft. Myers, FL, construction site.

Tractor Operator Drowns in LakeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Dies Under Front-End Loader
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Worker Dies Under Front-End Loader

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Worker Dies Under Front-End Loader

Tom probably never knew what hit him, and Dean, driving the front-end loader, did not know he just ran over and killed a co-worker.

Worker Dies Under Front-End LoaderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit
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Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit

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Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit

Lightning that traveled down an abandoned pump cable triggered a methane blast that killed 12 West Virginia miners in January 2006

Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast ConduitVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-old
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Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-old

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Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-old

At age 17, Timothy had no plans of dying. But fate forced a change in those plans one day.

Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-oldVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Driver Struck From Behind
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Forklift Driver Struck From Behind

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Forklift Driver Struck From Behind

A 20-year-old man, who should have had a lifetime ahead of him, didn't get to enjoy it. The man had a job with a steel fabricating company and a few months' experience driving a forklift

Forklift Driver Struck From BehindVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Bad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home Fire

A fire that killed a Long Island, NY, man and critically injured his wife was caused by a faulty power cord, according to fire officials.

Bad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home FireVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s Death
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Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s Death

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Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s Death

On his first day working for Trigon Inc., Andrew Ross, 29, never made it home.

Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Framer Dies of Illness After Injury
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Framer Dies of Illness After Injury

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Framer Dies of Illness After Injury

A man died after being hospitalized with a back injury from a construction incident, although he died from an unrelated cause.

Framer Dies of Illness After InjuryVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Concrete Block Hits Highway Builder
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Concrete Block Hits Highway Builder

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Concrete Block Hits Highway Builder

A 30-foot (10-meter) high concrete retaining wall made of interlocking concrete blocks was already in place. Then workers began to install concrete caps on top of the wall.

Concrete Block Hits Highway BuilderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor

Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.

Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In ConveyorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Computer Technician Crushed in Trash Compactor
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Computer Technician Crushed in Trash Compactor

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Computer Technician Crushed in Trash Compactor

A computer technician who was looking for a box was killed when he leaned into a trash compactor.

Computer Technician Crushed in Trash CompactorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat
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Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat

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Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat

A laborer in a metal-casting plant was killed when he fell into a vat of scalding hot water. He received burns to 90 per cent of his body. He had been walking on an insulated

Laborer Scalded In Hot Water VatVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Conscious Boss Took A Fatal Chance
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Safety Conscious Boss Took A Fatal Chance

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Safety Conscious Boss Took A Fatal Chance

A crew boss described as "the safest man I ever worked for" was killed when he was hit by a mine train. He had instructed his workers not to take chances. He told them not

Safety Conscious Boss Took A Fatal ChanceVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00