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Worker Crushed by Forklift
A 67-year old feed store employee died from multiple crushing injuries after he was pinned by a forklift that ran off a loading dock and overturned, pinning him to the ground. The victim had dismounted
Winter Road Not Yet Frozen
A snowplow driver went missing and was presumed drowned after the vehicle crashed through the ice on a lake. He had been assigned to plow a winter road linking two communities.
Fuel Tank Falls On Worker
A large diesel fuel tank fell on a worker who was helping move it into place. The tank measured six feet in diameter by nearly 20 feet in length. It weighed 3,000 pounds when empty
Vehicle Service Worker Killed By Truck Wheel
A service employee was working on a split-rim tire assembly. He was in the process of removing the outer rear wheel on a truck-tractor. The inner wheel was still inflated which is against the recommended
Deadly Skid For Speeding Gravel Truck
Do you know no work deadline is more important than safety? Or would you ever drive too fast for safety because of job pressure? Consider what happened to a driver hauling gravel in a hurry
Fatalities in the Oil and Gas Industry
A drill crew was in the process of slipping and cutting a 1-3/8 drill line. Two floormen were assigned to un-spool wire rope until there was approximately a 40-foot loop below the storage reel.
Changing lightbulb takes teenandrsquo;s life
A teenaged hardware sales employee was killed when he fell from a fiberglass extension ladder as he tried to change a lightbulb. He died of a skull fracture when he landed headfirst on the concrete
Training Wasn’t Passed On GalleryTraining Wasn’t Passed On
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Training Wasn’t Passed On
A construction foreman died and a laborer was critically injured after they were exposed to toxic gases while working in a sewage pumping station dry well.
Supervisor Falls From Roof
Could This Have Been You? A 61-year-old construction supervisor was fatally injured when he fell from a roof.
Could This Have Been You?
A fatal accident occurred on a drilling rig where a stabbing board, weighing half a ton, fell 45 feet (15 meters) from the derrick, striking a driller who happened to be underneath.
Steamroller Overturns On Operator
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) officials want to find out if a steamroller operator was safely belted in before the machine overturned and killed him.
Trucker Jailed for Fatal Crash
A judge in Calgary, AB, has imposed a 30-month jail term on a sleep-deprived dump truck driver who caused a fatal crash.
Company Cited Following Fall Fatality
Work-related fatal falls continue to take a terrible toll in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 815 workers throughout the US lost their lives in falls in 2004. In Canada, a worker dies in a fall about every three days.
Lack of Oxygen Killed Four
Two British Columbia workers and two paramedics who tried to help them all died very quickly from a lack of oxygen, according to coroner Bruce Chamberlayne. But the reason why a formerly safe area would turn deadly hasn't been stated.
President Must Teach Safety Classes
A former company president convicted in connection with the deaths of two workers has been sentenced to seven years' probation. Brent Weidman, who was convicted of charges of negligent homicide and reckless endangerment, must also perform 840 hours of community service.
Tower Crane Topples, Killing One
A shortage of crane operators and mechanics is being eyed as a possible contributing factor in a crane fatality in Bellevue, WA. A 210-foot (64-meter) tall tower crane flipped over and crashed into an apartment building, killing a resident.
Company Fined For Forklift Fatality
An Ontario supplier of oil purification systems has been fined $90,000, plus a 25 percent victim fine surcharge, regarding an occupational fatality.
Two Veteran Firefighters Killed in Flashover GalleryTwo Veteran Firefighters Killed in Flashover
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Two Veteran Firefighters Killed in Flashover
February was a bad month for Canadian firefighters. Two veteran firefighters were killed in Winnipeg in a flashover incident during a house fire.
Building Inspector’s Death Results in $175,000 Fine
Building inspectors may know all about whether structures are being built according to code, but a case in Toronto
Fan Falls on Worker
A 32-year-old man was killed when a 1500-lb (735 kg) wind machine fan fell on him.
Children Witness Murder
Jackie Marshall, a 57-year-old grandmother who worked at a McDonald's restaurant in Chichester, England, was beaten and stabbed to death by Shane Freer in front of horrified customers, including children attending a birthday party.
Falling Steps Crush Man
A 72-year-old truck driver hired to transport and deliver a set of pre-cast concrete steps to a residence was crushed by the steps during delivery.
New York Ironworker Crushed to Death
The victim had been working 11 years at the company.
Scrap Metal Truck Driver Killed In Crash
A scrap metal truck driver was killed and three train passengers slightly injured when an Amtrak train carrying 89 people slammed into a tractor-trailer.
Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched Robbery
A 49-year-old Texaco Food Mart cashier was shot to death during a robbery.
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