General Safety

Too Experienced to Need Training?

A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.

Too Experienced to Need Training?Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Improper Slinging Results in Fatality
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Improper Slinging Results in Fatality

Crane Safety, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type

Improper Slinging Results in Fatality

The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from a fatal incident in the oil and gas industry.

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

Restaurant manager electrocuted
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Restaurant manager electrocuted

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Restaurant manager electrocuted

A restaurant manager died after contacting a faulty refrigerator. The victim was cleaning the floor of the kitchen after hours. His wife and two-year-old daughter waited in the dining area. He was wearing tennis shoes,

Restaurant manager electrocutedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Man Killed In Concrete Mixer
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Man Killed In Concrete Mixer

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Topic, Type, Utilities

Man Killed In Concrete Mixer

A male laborer died after being crushed while cleaning the inside of a concrete mixer at a pipemanufacturing facility. The 25-year old Mexican immigrant was taking part in the daily routine cleaning procedure when a

Man Killed In Concrete MixerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck
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Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck

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Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck

Could This Have Been You? The driver of a nine-ton diesel truck died of crushing injuries while trying to stop his runaway vehicle

Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel TruckVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion
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Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion

Automotive, Chemical Safety, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Hot Work/Welding, Industry, Language, Topic, Transportation, Type

Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion

A 40-year-old auto mechanic died in an explosion at his auto repair shop.

Auto Mechanic Dies In ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Cannon Blast Kills Youth Camp Councelor
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Cannon Blast Kills Youth Camp Councelor

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Cannon Blast Kills Youth Camp Councelor

The cannon salute during the evening flag ceremony had been a special event at the youth camp for three years, and it was an honor for a camp counselor to be selected to light the cannon.

Cannon Blast Kills Youth Camp CouncelorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures Another
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Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures Another

English, Fall Protection, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type

Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures Another

On June 8, 2005, two window washers were working on a fourstorey building in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures AnotherVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs
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Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type

Passenger Crushed by Falling Slabs

It was late at night and traffic was light, but unfortunately not light enough. A car traveling through the Big Dig Tunnel in Boston was in the wrong place at the wrong time when four concrete slabs weighing several tons fell from the ceiling, killing a woman.

Passenger Crushed by Falling SlabsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality
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Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality

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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.

Company Fined $350,000 For FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tower Crane Topples, Killing One
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Tower Crane Topples, Killing One

Construction, Crane Safety, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Topic, Type

Tower Crane Topples, Killing One

A shortage of crane operators and mechanics is being eyed as a possible contributing factor in a crane fatality in Bellevue, WA. A 210-foot (64-meter) tall tower crane flipped over and crashed into an apartment building, killing a resident.

Tower Crane Topples, Killing OneVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Fined For Forklift Fatality
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Company Fined For Forklift Fatality

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Company Fined For Forklift Fatality

An Ontario supplier of oil purification systems has been fined $90,000, plus a 25 percent victim fine surcharge, regarding an occupational fatality.

Company Fined For Forklift FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Overcrowded Van Crashes; Three Farmworkers Die
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Overcrowded Van Crashes; Three Farmworkers Die

Agriculture, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Transportation, Type

Overcrowded Van Crashes; Three Farmworkers Die

Overcrowding of passenger vans is a common problem in agricultural areas where large numbers of workers need to be transported quickly to worksites.

Overcrowded Van Crashes; Three Farmworkers DieVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Died After Trying to Save Another
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Worker Died After Trying to Save Another

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Worker Died After Trying to Save Another

A 53-year-old construction worker died after trying to warn another worker to get away from a wall at a building demolition site in Wilkes-Bar, PA.

Worker Died After Trying to Save AnotherVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chain Reaction Incident Kills Lumberyard Worker
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Chain Reaction Incident Kills Lumberyard Worker

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Chain Reaction Incident Kills Lumberyard Worker

Like a pendulum, the outcome of an incident can swing either way, resulting in a close call or a workplace fatality.

Chain Reaction Incident Kills Lumberyard WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Rotating Brush Kills Carwash Supervisor
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Rotating Brush Kills Carwash Supervisor

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Rotating Brush Kills Carwash Supervisor

A 23-year-old supervisor lost his life to a rotating sidearm brush while cleaning the floor of an older mechanized carwash.

Rotating Brush Kills Carwash SupervisorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fiancandeacute;e Makes Horrible Discovery
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Fiancandeacute;e Makes Horrible Discovery

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Fiancandeacute;e Makes Horrible Discovery

The middle-aged farm worker was found by his fiancee in a large barn.

Fiancandeacute;e Makes Horrible DiscoveryVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

New Hire Dies Under Bulldozer
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New Hire Dies Under Bulldozer

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New Hire Dies Under Bulldozer

A dump truck spotter working for a North Carolina utility construction company was run over by a bulldozer.

New Hire Dies Under BulldozerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Makeshift Fuse Arcs

An electrical arc ignited dust in a wood flour mill, causing an explosion that burned a worker to death.

Makeshift Fuse ArcsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Mountain Guide Falls to His Death
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Mountain Guide Falls to His Death

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Mountain Guide Falls to His Death

A 21-year-old assistant mountaineering guide fell to his death on Denali (Mount McKinley) while attempting to rescue another climber from falling.

Mountain Guide Falls to His DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Truck Driver Dies After Falling into Hopper
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Truck Driver Dies After Falling into Hopper

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Truck Driver Dies After Falling into Hopper

A truck driver died after trying to fix a tarp that covered the load on his trailer.

Truck Driver Dies After Falling into HopperVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

One Killed in Copter Crash
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One Killed in Copter Crash

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One Killed in Copter Crash

An offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico was the site of a helicopter accident that killed one passenger and seriously injured the pilot.

One Killed in Copter CrashVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

Unsecured Plywood Results in DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling Tree
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Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling Tree

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Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling Tree

A teacher working alone on top of a mountain during the summer as a forest fire spotter, was killed when he was hit by a falling tree he had cut down. He was found when

Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling TreeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hydrogen Sulfide Causes Fall Into Tank
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Hydrogen Sulfide Causes Fall Into Tank

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Hydrogen Sulfide Causes Fall Into Tank

An employee of a natural gas well service company was knocked unconscious by hydrogen sulfide gas. He fell into a water tank and drowned. He had been trying to get a sample of the liquid

Hydrogen Sulfide Causes Fall Into TankVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00