Faulty Wiring Electrocutes Worker
On a rainy evening, a worker was repairing a broken window in a second-storey retail shop. He stepped outside on a ledge to gain better access to the work while he was caulking the window.
Brick Cleaner Tossed From Lift
A laborer cleaning and repairing a brick wall was thrown to his death from the elevated basket of an aerial lift. He was part of a crew of six cleaning, caulking and replacing brick. The
Makeshift Ladder Explodes! GalleryMakeshift Ladder Explodes!
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Makeshift Ladder Explodes!
An apprentice mechanic, working part-time with a transport company, was working when a drum of windshield washer antifreeze exploded. The explosion was set off by a spark from his welding. The investigation into this death
Metal Detector Misses Knife
A mill supervisor was killed when he was hit by a piece of a door which blew off an anvil chipper. The incident occurred when a chipper saw knife fell into the conveyor system and
Ditching Machine Veers Into Operator
Getting caught between two diesel-operated ditching machines caused fatal injuries at a construction equipment salvage business. The victim was working alone in the scrap yard he owned. He was using a mobile ditch-drilling machine to
Loader Slides Off Low-Boy
A worker drove a front-end loader up a dirt ramp onto a lowboy trailer in preparation for a move to another job site. As the loader reached the trailer, the tractor tread began to slide
Killed By Heat GalleryKilled By Heat
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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
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.
Stairways Can Lead to Tragedy
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Bad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home Fire GalleryBad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home Fire
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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.
Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s Death
On his first day working for Trigon Inc., Andrew Ross, 29, never made it home.
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