Gate Asphyxiates Worker
A 1,200-pound (543.6 kilogram) gate fell on a worker, trapping him between his pickup truck and the gate and asphyxiating him.
Press Fitting Kills Fabricator
A 20-year-old man was working by himself changing a press punch at a small machine shop when a welded hydraulic hose coupling blew, killing him instantly.
Mechanic Killed Inspecting Stacker
On May 5, 2005, a 55-year-old maintenance mechanic was killed while inspecting a lifting machine at a masonry production plant.
Pneumatic Door Crushes Mechanic
A maintenance mechanic suffocated when his chest was squeezed between the rear of a vacuum cooler tube and the tube's door.
Three-Ton Machine Falls on Worker
A large piece of equipment was being installed in a new paper mill. Two workers were making the final adjustments to a three-ton (2.72-tonne) machine suspended overhead by four threaded rods. They were supporting one
Fisherman Bypasses Deadman Controls
A fisherman was working alone on his boat when he became entangled in a net which was being wrapped around a revolving drum. A hydraulic pump used to turn the drum was designed to be
Paver Crushed
Could This Have Been You? A 35-year-old paving crew worker was killed when caught between a trailer and a piece of equipment.
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.
Farmer Dies in Loading Elevator
A 45-year-old farmer was working with two neighbors who had come to help him load corn into a wagon to feed cattle.
Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!
Always follow your company's lockout and tagout procedures. Just shutting off the power is not enough.
Laborer Whipped With Hydraulic Hose
A 32-year-old laborer for a boring and tunneling company died when he was struck with a hydraulic hose.
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
Rotating Digger Catches Worker
A crew was digging a small tunnel under a driveway using a horizontal boring machine in preparation for installing an underground telephone cable. The rod had been removed from the hole. While it was still
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Appearances Can Be Deceiving
A 17-year old worker died just one hour into his new job after becoming pinned under a forklift. He hadn't received any job orientation or training.
Bypassed Switch Cost Worker His Life, Employer $200,000
The owners of a bottle depot recycling business and the company supervisor said they had no knowledge that a safety switch on a cardboard baler had been bypassed.
Rotating Brush Kills Carwash Supervisor
A 23-year-old supervisor lost his life to a rotating sidearm brush while cleaning the floor of an older mechanized carwash.
Bulldozer Kills Operator Standing on Track
A 33-year-old man, with eight years of experience, was crushed by his own bulldozer when he fell between the treads and the deck.
Crane Oiler Crushed
A crane oiler was crushed between counterweights and the superstructure (base) of a rotating mobile crane.
Dump Box Crushes Worker
A truck driver was crushed to death between the frame and dump box of a dump truck. He had been raising the dump box when the safety over-travel cable joining the truck frame and box
Hand Crank Hits Operator in the Head
A punch press operator was killed when he was struck in the head by a hand crank tool. The fatality occurred in a plant that manufactures lenses and other parts for developing photographic film.
Wood Chipper Kills Worker
Wearing gloves around moving machinery can be a recipe for disaster, as a recent fatality in Colorado illustrates.
Company Allegedly Didn’t Follow Manufacturer’s Procedures
Deviating from standard machinery operating procedures is always a gamble. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) alleges that failure to follow procedures contributed to a worker's death at a plastics company in Sarepta, LA.
Worker Electrocuted During Cleanup
A 34-year-old machine worker was electrocuted during a cleanup job at the wood pellet manufacturing plant where he worked in Oregon.
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Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor
Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.
Child Killed in Wood Chipper
A young child helping his father is pulled into an operating wood chipper and killed.
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