Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow
A tubular welded frame scaffold was covered with ice and [...]
Scaffold Not a Climbing Device
A young man was working on a building renovation project. [...]
Scaffold Death Costs Company Almost $46,000
An Alberta painting contractor is paying the price after a [...]
Scaffold Collapse Takes Painter To Death
Painters were painting a new warehouse. To paint the roof [...]
Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death
Five workers were standing on a scaffold nine stories off [...]
Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes
A young worker, new to the job, was operating a [...]
Rotating Digger Catches Worker
A crew was digging a small tunnel under a driveway [...]
Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures Another
On June 8, 2005, two window washers were working on [...]
Roofer’s Helper Falls Through Hole
A laborer took a fatal step onto a flimsy surface [...]
Roofer Falls to His Death
A 22-year-old roofer fell approximately 22 feet (6.7 meters) off [...]
Roller Rolls Over Lookout
A spotter was crushed to death by a road roller [...]
Road Worker Crushed
A 54-year-old construction laborer died after a motor grader rolled [...]
Road Milling Machine Crushes Worker
A worker was crushed underneath an overturned road-milling machine. The [...]
Remote-Controlled Boom Hits High Voltage Line
A concrete worker was electrocuted when a pumping truck boom [...]
Remote Control Activation Kills Worker In Drum
A worker was inside a cement truck mixing drum, cleaning [...]
Radio Interference Suspected In Mishap
A piece of a crane motor fell and struck a [...]
Stretches for Construction Workers – Spanish
INTRODUCCIÓN Antes de comenzar cualquier programa de estiramientos, consulte con [...]
Stretches for Construction Workers
INTRODUCTION Before beginning any stretching program, check with your healthcare [...]
Stone Fabrication and Installation Safety – Spanish
INTRODUCCIÓN Trabajar con piedra presenta muchos peligros para los trabajadores. [...]
Stone Fabrication and Installation Safety
INTRODUCTION Working with stone poses many dangers for workers. There [...]
Poor Maintenance Causes Fatality
A loader operator was pulling a conveyer to a new [...]
Plumber Pinned by Power Lift
An apprentice plumber died after being pinned between a ceiling [...]
Plumber Killed By Tipping Skid Loader
A 50-year-old plumber working at a construction site was killed [...]
Plumber Electrocuted
A 40-year-old plumber was electrocuted when he contacted frayed wires [...]
Plumber Buried In Trench
INCIDENT Mr. MCCruter was known for his plumbing skills. He [...]
