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Strong Evidence That Seat Belts Save Lives
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from an incident in the oil and gas industry.
Low-Height Falls Can Also be Deadly
If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers swinging off skyscrapers, consider the following incident: A maintenance worker died after a fall from an elevation of just eight feet (2.5 meters).
Gas Engine Kills Two
Running a gasoline-powered engine in a confined space can have fatal consequences, as an incident at a home construction site clearly shows. Two carpenters entered a basement where a gasoline-powered generator was operating and both
Ironworker Falls
Could This Have Been You? An apprentice ironworker was killed when she fell through an unprotected vent shaft.
Worker Dies After Taking off Safety Harness
At 36, Eder Morales was in the prime of his life. We don't know much about Morales, except that he died young. Too young.
Shortcut Kills Nursery Laborer
It was a blustery, rainy morning when Craig drove into the nursery parking lot. But the rain didn't dampen his spirits. He was just happy he'd landed a job - and a good one at that.
Postal Shooter Had History of Bizarre Behavior
Although workplace shooting rampages are rarely carried out by women, a terrifying exception occurred a few weeks ago in California.
Supervisor Fined $6,000 For Worker’s Death
An Ontario supervisor must pay a $6,000 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to take all necessary precautions to protect a worker.
Fatigue Fingered in Jet Crash
Fatigue can leave workers in a fog - which isn't a good atmosphere for clear, safe decision-making. The crash of a 747 cargo jet at Halifax International Airport in mid-October 2004 is being blamed in part on flight crew fatigue.
Peering Inside Machine Costly
An Ontario company has been hit with a $100,000 fine for failing to lock out a machine that killed a worker in 2004.
Fatal Fall Results in $100,000 Fine
If employees are at risk for falling considerable distances, they had better be trained in recognizing fall hazards and be using fall protection.
Toronto Teen Dies in Fall From Roof
A roof repair job turned fatal for an 18-year-old Toronto worker, who fell 14 floors to his death.
Tree Harvester Self-Starts, Killing Worker
Prince Edward Island occupational health and safety inspectors are trying to determine how a tree harvester with no one at the controls started up and killed a worker who became caught in its jaws.
Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit
Lightning that traveled down an abandoned pump cable triggered a methane blast that killed 12 West Virginia miners in January 2006
Chemical Overexposure Takes Life of 17-year-old
At age 17, Timothy had no plans of dying. But fate forced a change in those plans one day.
Electrical Hazards Aren’t Always Overhead
Workers often get into trouble by failing to look up when moving metal ladders, poles and other objects.
Victim Dies Under Tractor
The 50-year-old victim was part owner of a motocross track that operated out of a sand pit in New Jersey.
Driver Dragged by Runaway
A tow truck driver was killed while trying to stop his runaway truck.
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.
Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility GalleryGuard Found Slain at FedEx Facility
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Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility
A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.
Worker Electrocuted While Repaving Highway
A 44-year-old transportation worker died after being jolted with 7,200 volts of electricity while repaving a highway in Colorado.
Worker Killed Clearing Rock Crusher
The 45-year-old worker was operating the crusher for a construction company, which subcontracted to the US government to produce gravel for forest roads.
Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load
The moral of this fatality is: Never work beneath a suspended load.
Rink Manager Asphyxiated
An assistant ice rink manager suffocated from lack of oxygen when he tried to stop a refrigeration system gas leak.
Man Drowns in Standpipe
An irrigation district canal worker drowned after falling into a standpipe while trying to shut off the water flow.
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