Hydrogen Sulfide Kills Rescuer
An Ohio worker who breathed hydrogen sulfide gas fell into a coma and died after rescuing a co-worker.
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Three Heroes Die Attempting Rescue in a Confined Space
A young student engineer had just started a new job on a dam construction project. Another employee was given the task of showing him around the dam site. He took the engineer to a drain
Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet Layer
A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community.
Children Die In Farm Silo
Two boys were visiting a farm. One was a relative of the farmer and the other was a friend. For some reason, they climbed to the top of a silo which was used for storage
Worker Dies While Cleaning a Vat
Late in the afternoon, a worker at a manufacturing company was requested to clean out a vat. It was approximately 5 feet deep and 5 feet in diameter. He was instructed to use
Workers in Pit Could not Breathe
Two workers died of oxygen deprivation as they were repairing the concrete wall at a garbage disposal site. One of them had been attaching anchor bolts to the wall of an intake pit and was
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
Engineer Killed Retrieving Meter
A city engineer collapsed in a manhole while attempting to retrieve a flow meter. The victim, an assistant engineer and a student intern had gone to a landfill to replace a battery of a flow
Inspector Dies in Tank
A contractor inspecting the seals inside a large gasoline storage tank did not make it out alive. He was overcome by the toxic vapors in the tank and unable to escape or call for help.
Isocyanate Suspected in Death
A woman with a history of asthma was working on a lamination process known to release an isocyanate. She developed an acute attack of asthma which failed to respond to her aerosol medication. Co-workers took
Child Orphaned at 4
Four-year-old Tylerann Zadroga lost her mother in 2004 and now her father is dead at age 34.
Asthma Attack at Work Kills 19-Year-Old
I'm off to work now, Dad, Alicia* called as she raced for the front door. Don't wait up for me.
President Must Teach Safety Classes
A former company president convicted in connection with the deaths of two workers has been sentenced to seven years' probation. Brent Weidman, who was convicted of charges of negligent homicide and reckless endangerment, must also perform 840 hours of community service.
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Chemicals in the Workplace – Don’t Leave Yourself Exposed
Most of us don’t give much thought to the chemicals we are at risk for exposure to at work. But did you know that workers in North America are exposed to 650,000 chemicals and chemical exposure causes 50,000 deaths and 200,000 injuries every year?
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