Man Killed In Concrete Mixer
A male laborer died after being crushed while cleaning the [...]
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By the Numbers – Compressed Gas/Air
DID YOU KNOW? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and [...]
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By the Numbers – Combustible Dust
DID YOU KNOW? Combustible dust explosions can cause employee injuries, [...]
Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel Explosion
A makeshift switch on a sandblasting unit apparently set off [...]
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DID YOU KNOW? Geography A total of 57,975 chemical incidents [...]
Machine Operator Crushed
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 [...]
Crawler Locomotive and Truck Crane Inspection Checklist
This sample checklist from the North Carolina Department of Labor [...]
Focus On: Crane Safety
Crane accidents can be dramatic events. Think of the news [...]
Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew
Two members of a construction crew were killed where they [...]
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside [...]
Log Amputates Bridge Builder’s Leg
A railroad bridge building crew was dispatched to a job [...]
Lockout / Tagout: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE Employees servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be [...]
Loader Slides Off Low-Boy
A worker drove a front-end loader up a dirt ramp [...]
Leaking Propane Cylinder Causes Fatal Fire
Several unsecured propane cylinders were being stored on the third [...]
Lead: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE Workers are exposed to lead as a result of [...]
Laying Down Cut-off Casing Results in Fatality
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong [...]
Language barrier contributed to crushing death
A landscaper who did not speak English was crushed to [...]
Landscaper Drowns
A 23-year-old worker who could not swim drowned in a [...]
Land Owner Dies In Collapse Of Well Excavation
A property owner had contracted a backhoe operator and a [...]
Ladder Touches High Tension Wire
A ladder touching a high tension wire - this scenario [...]
Ladder Fatality from Fall
INCIDENT On Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, four gutter installation specialists arrived [...]
Lack Of Training About ‘Dead Air’ Leads To Fatality
A barge maintenance worker was found dead of asphyxiation in [...]
Laborer Whipped With Hydraulic Hose
A 32-year-old laborer for a boring and tunneling company died [...]
Laborer Sucked Into Portable Mortar Mixer
Co-workers saw an 18-year-old laborer being pulled between the rotating [...]
OSHA Crane Operator Qualification: News You Can Use
On November 9, 2018 OSHA published a Final Rule amending [...]
