Wrong Line Takes Life
A worker had been sandblasting equipment in preparation for repairs. A co-worker later found him dead on the floor. The victim had been using a supplied-air respirator, but it appeared he had mistakenly plugged it
Exploding Toolbox
A worker was fatally injured while grinding on the lid of a metal toolbox. The sparks from his grinder ignited an explosive mixture of oxygen and acetylene which had leaked from a torch placed inside
Nursery Laborer Dies in Skid-Steer Loader
A 24-year-old nursery laborer had been on the job for just three days when he died of a traumatic injury to the brain.
Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life
Nail guns are extremely convenient.
Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three Workers
Three employees equipped with respirators were preparing to paint a heat exchanger in a manufacturing plant. Their sandblasting work was almost finished. The portable air compressor used to supply breathing air to the sandblasters' hoods
Fall From Girder Kills Ironworker
An ironworker foreman died in a fall from a roof under construction after he removed a safety barricade. The victim was supervising a crew building the roof of a cold storage warehouse. The final structural
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Seven Statistics on Workplace Hand Injuries
Considering how often we use our hands and the number [...]
Seven Statistics on Nail Gun Hazards
Nail guns are powerful, easy to operate and fast at [...]
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Seven Statistics on Operating Hand and Power Tools
Workers operating hand and power tools face a wide range [...]
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Seven Statistics on Hand Tool Hazards
Hand-powered tools may be safer than electrically powered ones, but [...]
Chainsaw Safety
The power chainsaw is the right tool for the job [...]
Is This the Right Way to Use a Nail Gun?
The worker committing these nail gun safety infractions is actually not a worker but the Prime Minister of Canada.
Is This Any Way to Use a Circular Saw?
Use this photo of a worker bracing cutting stock with his thighs to teach your own workers about safe use of circular saws
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