Moisture And Electricity A Deadly Mix
A worker had been operating an electrically-powered screw gun with [...]
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By the Numbers – Equipment/Machinery
DID YOU KNOW? Employee exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded [...]
By the Numbers – Contractor Safety
DID YOU KNOW? According to the most recent OSHA statistics [...]
- By the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry Gallery
By the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry
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By the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry
DID YOU KNOW? Over the five years to 2019, Masonry [...]
Working Outdoors: Focus On
The Risks Working outside in the heat exposes workers to [...]
Men Die When Bridge Equipment Collapses
Men Die When Bridge Equipment Collapses The men must have [...]
Material Handling and Storage
PREAMBLE Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations such as [...]
Massive Fine Levied for Worker Fatality
A numbered company in Alberta has been issued a whopping [...]
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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By the Numbers – Chemical Safety
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 [...]
