Hand and Power Tools

Word Search – Tool Safety

How would we get our jobs done without hand tools and power tools? Useful as they are, they are also involved in many injuries. Give some thought to how to use tools safely as you search for these words.

Word Search – Tool SafetyVicky Pickford2023-09-05T03:44:12+00:00

Word Scramble – Care With Air

Compressed air and pneumatic tools have many hazards, including dust and particles which can damage your eyes.

Word Scramble – Care With AirVicky Pickford2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Word Scramble – Rules for Tools

Chisels and hammers with mushroomed heads, portable power saws with damaged wiring and files lacking handles are examples of defective tools that can cause injuries.

Word Scramble – Rules for ToolsVicky Pickford2023-09-05T03:38:22+00:00

Word Scramble – Don’t Blow It!
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Word Scramble – Don’t Blow It!

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Word Scramble – Don’t Blow It!

Horseplay and compressed air are a particularly bad combination. You should never use compressed air for pranks. No kidding!

Word Scramble – Don’t Blow It!Vicky Pickford2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Fall From Girder Kills Ironworker
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Fall From Girder Kills Ironworker

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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

Fall From Girder Kills IronworkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death

A machine at a steel foundry was found to be jammed in the "up" position and could not be lowered. The plant maintenance mechanic, who was an experienced and careful worker, was called to repair

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom
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Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom

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Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom

A laborer at a surface quarry mine was trying to take apart a crane boom to install additional sections. He had trouble removing one of the pins holding two sections together. While underneath an unsupported

Hammering Pin Dislodges BoomVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum

A lead hand employed by a heavy equipment dealer was responsible for operating a grader and a simple conveyor system. The conveyor was being used to separate topsoil. The conveyor was set on the diagonal,

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded DrumVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Paper Worker Pulled Into Press
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Paper Worker Pulled Into Press

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Paper Worker Pulled Into Press

Workers tending a paper manufacturing machine had to enter an narrow overhead platform above a moving press roller. One day a worker was on this 14-inch (.35-meter) wide platform structure. He was using a compressed

Paper Worker Pulled Into PressVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Wrong Line Takes Life
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Wrong Line Takes Life

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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

Wrong Line Takes LifeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Exploding Toolbox
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Exploding Toolbox

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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

Exploding ToolboxVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Nursery Laborer Dies in Skid-Steer Loader
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Nursery Laborer Dies in Skid-Steer Loader

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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.

Nursery Laborer Dies in Skid-Steer LoaderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life
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Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life

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Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life

Nail guns are extremely convenient.

Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young LifeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three Workers
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Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three Workers

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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

Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three WorkersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00