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Suspended Ceiling Didn’t Support Weight
A worker stepped onto a suspended ceiling. It broke under his weight and he fell through. He landed on a concrete floor 42 feet below and died of blood loss and multiple injuries. A more
Welder Falls 19 Storeys
A welder with 20 years’ experience as an iron worker died after he and his metal cage fell from a high-rise building where he and a co-worker were welding tube girts. Each welder was supported
Builder Falls From Ladder
A house builder died after a fall from a ladder. The incident happened when two workers were climbing two ladders positioned side by side. Between them they were carrying a sheet of wood to be
Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion GalleryLack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
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Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in a metal products plant. Oil that had oozed from a hydraulic press caught fire. The fire caused two hydraulic fluid accumulators to explode.
Fire Races Through Restaurant
A restaurant owner and several restaurant workers were laying new carpet on the restaurant floor before the business opened for the day. After the project had been underway for about an hour, fire broke out.
Tank And Crane Topple To Ground
An empty water tank weighing 14 tons (12.7 metric tons) was being lifted by a crane onto a water tower frame. The land around the new community water tower had been excavated the previous month
Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death GalleryLack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death
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Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death
An employee with less than two years experience at a quarry and gravel pit was given the responsibility of safety inspector. He was not given any additional training with his new position. On the day
Bulldozer Skids Into Excavation
A worker was operating a bulldozer at the top edge of a sloped excavation. The trench was being developed for a drainage ditch six feet (1.8 meters) deep. The surface was covered with snow and
Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine
An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.
Defective Lift Swings Into Line
A defective aerial lift swung out of control and into a high voltage line, killing an electrical worker. The lift vehicle used by an electric utility company had a problem with the handling of its
Marine Terminal Worker is Run Over
A laborer at a marine shipping terminal was critically injured when he was run over by a trailer being backed onto a barge. The seagoing barge was being loaded with motor vehicles and trailers bound
Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole
A miner drowned in an unusual incident involving a drain and high water pressure. He was one of several miners draining a large accumulation of water from a level in the mine several hundred feet
Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift
A longshoreman, working on loading a freighter, was near the end of his shift just before 1 a.m. He was walking from the ship toward the exit gate.
Steel Beam Crushes Laborer
A forklift driver and two laborers were stacking 40-foot (12.91-meter) I-beams in preparation for a structural steel construction job. One of the laborers was placing a wooden spacer on the last I-beam when the forklift
Falling Bricks Land on Backhoe
A demolition project went terribly wrong when brick and wood fell several stories to land on the cab of a backhoe. The operator was crushed to death. He had been cleaning up the rubble around
High-Speed Crash Claims Construction Worker
A construction worker outside the safe work zone was fatally injured after a car travelling at an estimated 80 miles an hour (129 kilometers an hour) struck him from behind. The incident took place on
Derrickman Falls to Death From Collapsed Oil Rig
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from incidents in the oil and gas industry.
Welding Spark Causes Deadly Explosion GalleryWelding Spark Causes Deadly Explosion
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Welding Spark Causes Deadly Explosion
Welding torch sparks and oil tanks don't mix. Actually that's not true. Under the right circumstances they can mix with tragic results.
Shaky Platforms No Place for Workers
Standing on a pile of stacked rounded steel bars proved to be a deadly decision for a worker. The worker climbed onto the pile in a warehouse in order to attach a sling so a
Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder
An ironworker died after falling 23 feet (seven meters) from a steel girder at a construction site.
First Night Shift Alone Ends in Death GalleryFirst Night Shift Alone Ends in Death
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First Night Shift Alone Ends in Death
The murder of a teenage girl on her first solo night shift at a gas station has brought calls for improving security for night workers who must work alone.
Paramedics Among Dead at Mine
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call at a decommissioned mine in British Columbia were among four people who died there.
Prevent Hoist Line Failure
A derrickman was killed when a hoist line failed after the traveling block ran into the rig crown.
Language Barrier Eyed in Death GalleryLanguage Barrier Eyed in Death
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Language Barrier Eyed in Death
Not knowing English can cause all kinds of safety problems for workers, but a recent case in California shows how it may endanger non-workers too.
Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress GalleryYoung Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress
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Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress
A 19-year-old immigrant from Mexico died from heat stress on the job in Fort Worth, TX, where he reportedly never saw a paycheck.
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