Trash Packer Strikes Worker
A 19-year-old worker died when he reached inside the hopper of a rear-loading trash truck while it was cycling trash.
Bypass Start Is a Killer
An 84-year-old man, who had farmed the same land for 60 years, was killed while his wife watched when he bypass - started a tractor.
Operator Pulled into Tinning Line
A machine operator died of crush injuries to his head when caught by an ingoing pinchpoint on a hot tin coating machine.
Young Worker Dies in Concrete Mixer Incident
A 23-year-old worker at a company that produces concrete and brick pavers, masonry and retaining walls, died after becoming caught in a concrete mixer.
Drive Shaft Strikes Operator
A worker on a portable sawmill was killed when he was hit in the head by an unguarded drive shaft that had been displaced by the impact of heavy equipment working in the area. A
Laundry Worker Killed by Metal Ring
A laundry worker was killed instantly when he was struck by a piece of metal ejected from a water extractor machine. He was one of about 75 workers covering a day and an evening shift.
Clean-up Person Killed by Saw
A clean-up person at a veneer manufacturing plant died as a result of wounds received after being struck by a rotating cut-off saw.
Tree Harvester Self-Starts, Killing Worker
Prince Edward Island occupational health and safety inspectors are trying to determine how a tree harvester with no one at the controls started up and killed a worker who became caught in its jaws.
Farmer Killed While Bypass-Starting His Tractor
A 67-year-old farmer was killed while trying to bypass start his tractor.
Operator Crushed inside Knitting Machine
A machine operator at a textile plant died of asphyxia when his torso was compressed in an automated circular knitting machine.
High Voltage and Arc Flash
Talking to your workers about electrical hazards is always timely. [...]
Sleeve Snag Was Fatal
A supervisor died when he was pulled into the paddles of a food mixing machine. The sleeve of his coat caught in the rotating machinery, which lacked a guard to prevent such contact. He was
Reel Handler Drowns in Pit
A reel handler fell into a water pit and drowned while attempting to repair a machine used in manufacturing paper. He was trying to patch the bottom of a wire mesh screen belt. The apparatus,
Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between Rollers
A shift supervisor died after both arms were caught and partially amputated between two paper machine rollers.
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Young Father Killed in His Prime
A young father of two children was killed in an unusual manner in Dayton, OH, late in 2006. Thomas Morgan, 29, was trying to free a jam in a concrete crusher when he was struck by part of the machine.
Temporary Worker Caught in Tread Scrap Machine Dies
A 49-year-old man, employed by a temp agency to work in a tire manufacturing plant, was pulled into a tread scrap machine and killed.
Rollers Crush Mill Operator
A mill operator at a rubber compound plant died when caught between two rollers on the lamination machine he was operating.
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
Engine Hood Crushes Worker
A maintenance worker was repairing a piece of heavy construction equipment when he was crushed to death by the engine hood. He had driven to the construction site after hours with an assistant who went
Scraper Apron Falls on Laborer
A laborer was steam cleaning a scraper used in a street paving project. The hydraulically-controlled bowl apron of the scraper weighing approximately 2,500 pounds had been left in the raised position. It had not been
Paramedics Among Dead at Mine
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call at a decommissioned mine in British Columbia were among four people who died there.
Mattress Spring Company Fined for Fatality
A Toronto-based company that manufactures inner spring units for mattresses has been fined $100,000
Press Brake Operator Hit By Steel Lug
A 39-year-old brake press operator was killed when an exceptionally large metal sheet (lug) was ejected from the machinery he was operating and hit him in the head and chest.
Road Milling Machine Crushes Worker
A worker was crushed underneath an overturned road-milling machine.
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.
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