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Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt

A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This involved loading the debris onto the conveyor, running it until it was clean, shutting it

Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor BeltVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Roller Incident Kills Supervisor
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Roller Incident Kills Supervisor

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Roller Incident Kills Supervisor

A shift supervisor in a paper mill bled to death after both his arms were caught between two paper machine rollers. He entered an unguarded metal walkway that provides access to the area without first

Roller Incident Kills SupervisorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Reel Handler Drowns in Pit
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Reel Handler Drowns in Pit

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Reel Handler Drowns in Pit

A reel handler fell into a water pit and drowned while attempting to repair a machine used in manufacturing paper. He was trying to patch the bottom of a wire mesh screen belt. The apparatus,

Reel Handler Drowns in PitVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Two Tons Of Lumber Fall On Inspector
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Two Tons Of Lumber Fall On Inspector

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Two Tons Of Lumber Fall On Inspector

A lumber inspector was crushed to death by a two ton stack of lumber which fell on him. The incident occurred in the yard of a lumber retailer. The inspector was crouching in front of

Two Tons Of Lumber Fall On InspectorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Pedestrian Steps In Front Of Forklift
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Pedestrian Steps In Front Of Forklift

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Pedestrian Steps In Front Of Forklift

About a half hour before the end of his shift, a warehouse worker was walking along a general usage aisle. The worker apparently didn't notice that a working forklift was also there. The forklift driver

Pedestrian Steps In Front Of ForkliftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Watchman Buried in Sawdust Collapse
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Watchman Buried in Sawdust Collapse

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Watchman Buried in Sawdust Collapse

A watchman at a manufacturing facility was suffocated when a 30-foot pile of sawdust collapsed on him. The sawdust was being used to fuel a wood-fired boiler furnace.

Watchman Buried in Sawdust CollapseVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun
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A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun

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A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun

A worker was using a chainsaw to trim the ends off spacers used to separate layers of lumber in preparation for drying in a kiln. He was working alone although other workers were close by.

A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded GunVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Boom Machine Carries Two To Their Deaths
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Boom Machine Carries Two To Their Deaths

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Boom Machine Carries Two To Their Deaths

Two workers rode a self-propelled lift machine to their deaths as it crashed to the ground. One was washing windows and the other was obtaining measurements for building changes. One of the victims was operating

Boom Machine Carries Two To Their DeathsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Train Hits Worker Returning After Break
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Train Hits Worker Returning After Break

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Train Hits Worker Returning After Break

A mine crew was returning to work after a lunch break, walking on a walkway beside a mine train. The train was traveling on the tracks, propelled by a locomotive at the rear of the

Train Hits Worker Returning After BreakVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes
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Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes

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Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes

A young worker, new to the job, was operating a small garden tractor as part of a walkway construction in a park. He had about 100 hours of experience on the machine, but no formal

Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifesVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tank Explosion Kills Metal Cutter
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Tank Explosion Kills Metal Cutter

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Tank Explosion Kills Metal Cutter

A salvage yard scrap metal cutter was killed by injuries from a storage tank explosion. Could something similar happen to one of your workers?

Tank Explosion Kills Metal CutterVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. The limited-access channel was

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills TwoVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sewer Gas Kills Plumber
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Sewer Gas Kills Plumber

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Sewer Gas Kills Plumber

A plumbing contractor died when he was laying out a new sewer line connecting a building to a main sewer line in the street. The owner of a small plumbing company (the victim), and two

Sewer Gas Kills PlumberVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck
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Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck

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Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel Truck

Could This Have Been You? The driver of a nine-ton diesel truck died of crushing injuries while trying to stop his runaway vehicle

Driver Killed by Runaway Diesel TruckVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion
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Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion

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Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion

A 40-year-old auto mechanic died in an explosion at his auto repair shop.

Auto Mechanic Dies In ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow Down
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Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow Down

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Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow Down

An Illinois family suffering the loss of a father in a highway construction crash has issued a plea for drivers to slow down.

Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow DownVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Crushed In Compactor
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Crushed In Compactor

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Crushed In Compactor

A computer support technician at a communications company went to the loading dock to retrieve a shipping box, mistakenly thrown into the stationary trash compactor.

Crushed In CompactorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Crushed In Trench Collapse
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Worker Crushed In Trench Collapse

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Worker Crushed In Trench Collapse

One man died in a construction site accident in Iowa earlier this year. Two men were working in a ditch replacing a sewer line when a wall of dirt suddenly caved in. One man was killed and the other suffered serious injuries to his legs.

Worker Crushed In Trench CollapseVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Traps Foot, Dies in Tank
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Worker Traps Foot, Dies in Tank

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Worker Traps Foot, Dies in Tank

Lester Woda tugged on his safety rope to alert others that he was having trouble. The 49-year-old orchard manager was at the bottom of an irrigation tube, trying to fix a valve when his right foot became trapped.

Worker Traps Foot, Dies in TankVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Gate Asphyxiates Worker
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Gate Asphyxiates Worker

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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.

Gate Asphyxiates WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Flagger’s Death Brings Jail for Driver
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Flagger’s Death Brings Jail for Driver

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Flagger’s Death Brings Jail for Driver

A 29-year-old man who made a terrible decision after drinking will have almost two years in jail to think about the consequences of his actions. Raymond Shaw of Kelowna, BC, was the driver of a vehicle that sped through a highway construction zone and struck a flag woman so violently that her body flew and snapped off the top of a tree. She had been holding a "slow" sign.

Flagger’s Death Brings Jail for DriverVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Trash Packer Strikes Worker
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Trash Packer Strikes Worker

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Trash Packer Strikes Worker

A 19-year-old worker died when he reached inside the hopper of a rear-loading trash truck while it was cycling trash.

Trash Packer Strikes WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life
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Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life

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Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young Life

Nail guns are extremely convenient.

Nail-Gun Incident Claims Young LifeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Maritime Company Charged After Worker Dies
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Maritime Company Charged After Worker Dies

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Maritime Company Charged After Worker Dies

The Workers' Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has charged a PEI wood-processing company in connection with an occupational fatality

Maritime Company Charged After Worker DiesVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding Horn
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Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding Horn

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Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding Horn

Do your forklift operators consistently sound horns when turning around corners or entering trucks?

Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding HornVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00