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Welder Dies of Electric Shock
A welder called off vacation to complete a rush job was electrocuted after touching the charged part of an electrode holder.
Road Milling Machine Crushes Worker
A worker was crushed underneath an overturned road-milling machine.
Crane Drops Metal Plate on Saw Operator
A saw operator died when struck by a 710-pound (322-kilogram) aluminum plate that fell while suspended by an overhead crane.
Inexperienced Pilot Crashes Air Ambulance
A pilot and his three passengers died when the air ambulance they were in crashed into a mountain range during a blizzard.
Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform GalleryWorker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
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Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
Standing on a makeshift platform spanning the forks of a lift truck isn?t safe. In California, doing so proved lethal for a 29-year-old worker.
Forklifts Lift Trucks Tool
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
Drug Connection in Fatal Explosion GalleryDrug Connection in Fatal Explosion
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Drug Connection in Fatal Explosion
An explosion which killed a plumber may have been the result of using drugs at work. He had arrived at work with an apparent hangover. Co-workers had not seen him very much that day because
Glue Vapors Explode
A worker and his supervisor were working in a confined space using a flammable substance and an acetylene torch. The confined space was a freshwater pumping station. The two men were installing rigid foam insulation
Hot Oil Explodes From Kettle
A worker in a soap manufacturing plant was covered in hot oil which exploded from a kettle. He died later of burns and infection. The hot oil was part of a bleaching operation. The conclusion
Safety Conscious Boss Took A Fatal Chance
A crew boss described as "the safest man I ever worked for" was killed when he was hit by a mine train. He had instructed his workers not to take chances. He told them not
Laborer Buried as Sand Collapses In Hopper
A mixer operator in a cement roofing tile plant noticed that the sand was not flowing from the bottom of a hopper onto the conveyor belt. A plant laborer was instructed by the operator to
Steel Walkway Contacts 14,400 Volts
A worker attaching wire rope slings to a walkway was electrocuted when a crane operator swung the main boom of the crane over a walkway. The 56 foot steel walkway was to be used for
Hydrant Pipe Hits Power Line
A construction laborer was helping install a fire hydrant pipe, six inches in diameter and 12 feet long. The hydrant was being lowered by a chain attached to the backhoe bucket and two workers were
Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death
Five workers were standing on a scaffold nine stories off the ground as they were plastering the exterior of a high rise apartment building. The scaffold collapsed, sending three of them to their deaths.
Marina Drowning
A marina employee drowned after he fell into the water at a boat launching slip.
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside of a riser under a water tower. One worker was spray-painting from a fixed ladder 40 feet (12 meters) above the floor of the riser.
Light Sets off Flammable Vapor
A painter died of extensive burn injuries after an explosion inside a tank he was painting. A co-worker was also injured but recovered. Both were working for a sheet metal fabrication firm. They were assigned
Wood Sheeting Falls On Helper
A forklift operator's helper was crushed by a falling stack of wood sheeting. The incident occurred when the driver, using the forklift to reposition the load of wood, struck the pile of sheeting and knocked
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
Lack of Lockout and Communication Causes Electrocution
An apprentice electrician was killed by contact with 525 volts while he was installing a switchgear for a large piece of machinery in a manufacturing plant. The victim was running a ground wire when he
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
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.
Forklift Hits Maintenance Worker
A maintenance worker was crossing a yard on his way to a welding shop. He took a shortcut, walking behind a forklift that was on a ramp. The forklift operator had stopped to check his
Order Selector Jumps From Pallet
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
Non-swimmer Disappears as Boat Sinks
At a coastal logging operation, a small boat was used to straighten a cable before it was respooled on a floating work deck.
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