Cintas Corporation Facing Massive Fine for Worker’s Death
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is proposing almost $2.8 million in penalties against Cintas Corp.
Counterweights Crush Worker
An elevator operator died when the elevator's counterweights came crashing down on his head and chest.
Drill Press Strangles Operator
A man was strangled after his shirt-sleeve was caught by the rotating drill bit of a drill press he was operating.
Metal Shavings From Lathe Make A Deadly Noose
A machinist was finishing a piece of stainless steel on a lathe. The metal shavings peeled off the rotating lathe in one large wire strand and wrapped around his neck, causing partial decapitation. Investigation of
Scarf Caught In Drill Causes Asphyxiation
An employee at a mine was found strangled to death. The scarf he was wearing around his neck had become twisted around the rotating drill. To prevent such a tragedy from recurring, remember these safe
Backhoe Driver Dies After Rollover
Could This Have Been You? An equipment operator for an engineering firm was operating a backhoe without wearing a hard hat or seat belt.
Garage Door Kills
A lumberyard worker was fatally struck by a 1,200-pound (543.6 kilogram) metal commercial garage door.
Skid Steer Mechanic Pinned Between Boom and Cab GallerySkid Steer Mechanic Pinned Between Boom and Cab
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Skid Steer Mechanic Pinned Between Boom and Cab
Dale Scott was in the mechanic's shop alone fixing a leaky left rear tire on a front-end loader.
Operator Killed While Repairing Running Machine GalleryOperator Killed While Repairing Running Machine
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Operator Killed While Repairing Running Machine
A 61-year-old woodworker was killed as he was trying to replace a glue tray in a glue-press machine while it was still operating.
Street Sweeper Caught in Machine
A city maintenance worker who was trying to dislodge material from a street sweeper's suction hose was killed after accidentally placing his foot on a lever that raises and lowers the machine's hopper.
What is an Assured Grounding Program?
An 18-year-old worker at a construction site was electrocuted when he touched a light fixture while descending from a scaffold for his afternoon break. The source of the electricity was apparently a short in a receptacle, but examination revealed that the electrical equipment used by the contractor was in such poor condition that it was impossible to make a certain determination of the source of the short.
Is This a Safe Way to Control Hazardous Energy? GalleryIs This a Safe Way to Control Hazardous Energy?
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Is This a Safe Way to Control Hazardous Energy?
There are at least 3 things wrong with this lockout/tagout arrangement.
Are LOTO Procedures Always Followed At Your Workplace? GalleryAre LOTO Procedures Always Followed At Your Workplace?
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Are LOTO Procedures Always Followed At Your Workplace?
Workers get killed when you take shortcuts with your lockout/tagout procedures.
The Terrible Tagout: Using a cardboard box as a tagout device GalleryThe Terrible Tagout: Using a cardboard box as a tagout device
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The Terrible Tagout: Using a cardboard box as a tagout device
Use this photo to train workers how NOT to carry out a tagout control of hazardous energy when servicing machinery and equipment.
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