Workers Burned in Oxygenated Air

Two men working for a municipality subcontractor died of burns received while installing a valve in a concrete sewage channel.

Workers Burned in Oxygenated AirVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Explosion Kills Floor Finishers
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Explosion Kills Floor Finishers

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Explosion Kills Floor Finishers

The goal was gleaming, refinished wood floors. Instead, the result was fire and death.

Explosion Kills Floor FinishersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility
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Fire Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility

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Fire Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility

Fire safety is an extremely important part of any workplace safety program. It's everyone's responsibility to help prevent fires.

Fire Safety is Everyone’s ResponsibilityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Heat Illness Not Handled

The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.

Heat Illness Not HandledVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Death by Strangulation
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Death by Strangulation

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Death by Strangulation

A cattle farmer died from strangulation that resulted when his loose clothing caught in the rotating shaft of a conveyor belt.

Death by StrangulationVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Killed Clearing Rock Crusher
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Worker Killed Clearing Rock Crusher

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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.

Worker Killed Clearing Rock CrusherVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Counterweights Crush Worker
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Counterweights Crush Worker

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Counterweights Crush Worker

An elevator operator died when the elevator's counterweights came crashing down on his head and chest.

Counterweights Crush WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Operator Killed While Repairing Running Machine

A 61-year-old woodworker was killed as he was trying to replace a glue tray in a glue-press machine while it was still operating.

Operator Killed While Repairing Running MachineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Mechanic Killed Inspecting Stacker
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Mechanic Killed Inspecting Stacker

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Mechanic Killed Inspecting Stacker

On May 5, 2005, a 55-year-old maintenance mechanic was killed while inspecting a lifting machine at a masonry production plant.

Mechanic Killed Inspecting StackerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!
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Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!

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Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!

Always follow your company's lockout and tagout procedures. Just shutting off the power is not enough.

Eliminate Doubt, Lock It Out!Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Bulldozer Kills Operator Standing on Track
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Bulldozer Kills Operator Standing on Track

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Bulldozer Kills Operator Standing on Track

A 33-year-old man, with eight years of experience, was crushed by his own bulldozer when he fell between the treads and the deck.

Bulldozer Kills Operator Standing on TrackVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Bulldozer Slides Over Worker
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Bulldozer Slides Over Worker

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Bulldozer Slides Over Worker

A 52-year-old ranch hand died when he was run over by a bulldozer on a cattle ranch in Oregon.

Bulldozer Slides Over WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Safety
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Forklift Safety

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Forklift Safety

As a forklift operator, it's important to realize the majority of the safety responsibility rests on your shoulders - you are in the driver's seat.

Forklift SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves Deadly
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Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves Deadly

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Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves Deadly

Having a swing stage scaffold motor fail can be a pain, but if a worker is left stranded in a hazardous area, he or she can die.

Swing Stage Motor Failure Proves DeadlyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Shingler Falls Off Roof
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Shingler Falls Off Roof

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Shingler Falls Off Roof

While shingling a house, a 46-year-old roofer fell more than 20 feet (six meters) to his death.

Shingler Falls Off RoofVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Assembly Line Worker Electrocuted
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Assembly Line Worker Electrocuted

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Assembly Line Worker Electrocuted

A mobile home assembly worker was electrocuted while installing a roof on a mobile home.

Assembly Line Worker ElectrocutedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Respiratory Hazards are Difficult to Detect

Your five senses are of little use in alerting you to respiratory hazards. You usually can't see, feel or hear them, and they often have no smell or taste

Respiratory Hazards are Difficult to DetectVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Training: Once is Not Enough

Being experienced in your work does not provide immunity from injuries. Nearly a quarter of acute injuries happen to experienced workers - as a result of human errors.

Safety Training: Once is Not EnoughVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Trapped in Pipe
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Driver Trapped in Pipe

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Driver Trapped in Pipe

Lester L. Woda, an orchard manager, drowned in Okanogan, WA, after becoming trapped in a reservoir pipe.

Driver Trapped in PipeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fourteen-Year-Old Laborer Crushed by Five-Ton Beam
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Fourteen-Year-Old Laborer Crushed by Five-Ton Beam

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Fourteen-Year-Old Laborer Crushed by Five-Ton Beam

A 14-year-old boy, employed as a laborer, was crushed by a five-ton beam that fell on him while he was working beneath a house that had been moved onto a vacant lot several months earlier.

Fourteen-Year-Old Laborer Crushed by Five-Ton BeamVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement
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Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement

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Young Farmer Dies in Auger Entanglement

Roger, who sowed the seeds of his farming career at the age of 13, may have scoffed at the foretelling of his death on a small farm in Iowa 22 years later.

Young Farmer Dies in Auger EntanglementVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load
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Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load

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Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load

The moral of this fatality is: Never work beneath a suspended load.

Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended LoadVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor

Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.

Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In ConveyorVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Downed Power Line Electrocutes Deputy Sheriff
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Downed Power Line Electrocutes Deputy Sheriff

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Downed Power Line Electrocutes Deputy Sheriff

Deputy Sheriff Tony was quite certain that the downed power line hanging only a few inches above the road was a ground wire that was safe to move by hand. He couldn't have been more wrong.

Downed Power Line Electrocutes Deputy SheriffVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance Worker
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Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance Worker

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Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance Worker

Stan was hired as a hotel maintenance worker, whose duties included janitorial functions and minor repair. So how did he end up dead with electrical flash burns to 20 percent of his body?

Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00