Workplace Violence

School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned Down

Workplace violence reared its ugly head in Caroline, VA, recently when a school maintenance supervisor was gunned down in his office.

School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned DownVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work
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Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work

English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work

She did everything she could to keep him from finding her, but in the end her best wasn't good enough.

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at WorkVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench
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Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench

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Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench

Verbal instructions on how to perform a task aren't worth much if the worker isn't asked to demonstrate the task and then be supervised doing it until competency is assured.

Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning WrenchVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders
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Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders

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Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders

A car dealer in the Atlanta area stands charged with two counts of murder after two employees were shot dead.

Raise Requests Linked to Double MurdersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Children Witness Murder
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Children Witness Murder

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Children Witness Murder

Jackie Marshall, a 57-year-old grandmother who worked at a McDonald's restaurant in Chichester, England, was beaten and stabbed to death by Shane Freer in front of horrified customers, including children attending a birthday party.

Children Witness MurderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Drum Starts Unexpectedly
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Drum Starts Unexpectedly

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Drum Starts Unexpectedly

A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running.

Drum Starts UnexpectedlyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim
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Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim

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Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim

A 26-year-old mechanic was struck and killed by a side ring from a multi-piece (split) tire rim.

Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire RimVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out
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Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out

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Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out

An ironworker was using a blow torch for work inside the bilge area of a construction barge. The flame on the torch failed, but propane continued to leak out of the torch, gathering inside the

Gas Explodes After Torch Flames OutVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber
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Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber

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Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber

In what police called a "heroic" effort to save his co-worker, 35-year-old Ambioris Pena-Duran of Camden, NJ, died after being shot in Cesar's Grocery Store.

Store Employee Shot Tackling RobberVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Vehicles Fall From Jacks
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Vehicles Fall From Jacks

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Vehicles Fall From Jacks

Would you trust your life to a hydraulic jack? You shouldn’t. Workers have been killed by vehicles and other heavy objects falling off jacks and improperly-placed jack stands. In one such fatality, a mechanic was

Vehicles Fall From JacksVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered

David S. Ganoe Jr. , a school maintenance supervisor, was gunned down in his office in Caroline, VA. Police report that Thomas E. Monroe, 66, a former maintenance employee, was charged with murder of the 51-year-old.

School Maintenance Supervisor MurderedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free
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Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free

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Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free

A makeshift attempt to free a jammed conveyor cost a millwright his life. He got a grip on the conveyor drive shaft with a long pipe wrench, then straddled the pipe wrench handle and bounced

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks FreeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot
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Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

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Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

David Lindsey, 53, of Knoxville, KY, was dicovered lying in a Walgreens parking lot at about 3 a.m.

Trucker Left to Die in Parking LotVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Drowns After Fall
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Worker Drowns After Fall

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Worker Drowns After Fall

A railway maintenance worker was working on a train trestle. He was standing on a plywood platform and was involved in tightening a bolt on the trestle when his wrench became stuck. He heaved on

Worker Drowns After FallVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility

A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.

Guard Found Slain at FedEx FacilityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

How You Can Prevent Violence in Your Workplace
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How You Can Prevent Violence in Your Workplace

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School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned Down

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work

Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench

Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders

Children Witness Murder

Drum Starts Unexpectedly

Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim

Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out

Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber

Vehicles Fall From Jacks

School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free

Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

Worker Drowns After Fall

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility

How You Can Prevent Violence in Your Workplace

Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace

Position Statement on Prevention of Workplace Violence

White Paper on Prevention of Workplace Violence

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