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Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway

A worker cleaning the third floor of a warehouse received massive head and chest injuries after falling more than 22 feet (seven meters) to the concrete floor below. No one witnessed the accident so it

Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Oil Drum Blows Up

A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker was heating it with a propane torch. The explosion occurred in cold winter weather in a temporary logging camp. The victim was preparing to replace

Oil Drum Blows Up2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel Explosion

A makeshift switch on a sandblasting unit apparently set off an explosion of gasoline vapors killing a worker who was cleaning a petroleum storage tank. The victim had recently been promoted to foreman. His first

Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel Explosion2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Pulled From Catwalk Into Conveyor

A worker was standing on a catwalk, using a vacuum with a long nozzle to clean a fast-moving conveyor belt. It appears the nozzle became caught between two large rollers and pulled the worker into

Worker Pulled From Catwalk Into Conveyor2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock

Three workers, one licensed electrician and two apprentices, were rewiring a residential basement. They were using a 300 watt lightbulb, drawing power from a temporary connection to power wires on an outside pole. The electrician

Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Killed Cleaning Dough Machine

A food production worker employed at a pizza dough manufacturing plant was killed when he was struck in the neck by the steel blade on a dough machine. The victim and a co-worker were assigned

Worker Killed Cleaning Dough Machine2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Backhoe Jumps Forward And Crushes Laborer

A backhoe in poor repair could only be started by using a screwdriver to engage the starter. Besides its inoperable starter button, the backhoe had a broken safety catch on the gear shift. In addition,

Backhoe Jumps Forward And Crushes Laborer2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Cold Storage Chain Catches Forklift Driver

The cold storage area of a food warehouse was the scene of a forklift fatality. The victim was working from a standup forklift when he backed into a chain. His neck was pinned between the

Cold Storage Chain Catches Forklift Driver2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Inadequate Respirator No Protection

A worker cleaning metal pieces prior to repainting was found unconscious at his workstation. Resuscitation by co-workers, firefighters and ambulance attendants failed to revive him. Methylene chloride formic acid was suspected as a cause of

Inadequate Respirator No Protection2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Summer Job Takes Life Of Student

A student working on a summer job was electrocuted when a truck-mounted crane he was operating struck a power line. The driver of the truck instructed the student to move the crane, then backed the

Summer Job Takes Life Of Student2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laundry Worker Dies Entangled with Rotating drum

Hospital workers are certainly not unaccustomed to death, but when a fellow worker dies in an incident there, shock waves reverberate throughout the facility.

Laundry Worker Dies Entangled with Rotating drum2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Death Costs Company Almost $46,000

An Alberta painting contractor is paying the price after a worker fell from a scaffold that rolled from under him while he was trying to staple a tarp onto a wall.

Scaffold Death Costs Company Almost $46,0002018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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