Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine
An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.
Roller Incident Kills Supervisor
A shift supervisor in a paper mill bled to death after both his arms were caught between two paper machine rollers. He entered an unguarded metal walkway that provides access to the area without first
Worker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings GalleryWorker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings
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Worker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings
A worker, who had recently been given the responsibility of safety inspector for the gravel pit where he worked, was killed when he was crushed in a piece of moving machinery. He was trying to
- Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt Gallery
Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
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Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This involved loading the debris onto the conveyor, running it until it was clean, shutting it
Electric Eye Triggers Fatal Move
A sawmill employee was operating an automated stacker when he noticed a board out of place on the top of the bundle of lumber. He left his work station and went to the stack to
- Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death Gallery
Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death
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Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death
An employee with less than two years experience at a quarry and gravel pit was given the responsibility of safety inspector. He was not given any additional training with his new position. On the day
Shortcut Across Conveyor Proves Fatal
A shortcut across a moving conveyor belt was a fatal decision for a worker. He was watching the conveyor when he noticed a piece of timber fall to the floor instead of into the waste
Untrained Driver Flips Bulldozer
A millworker died when the bulldozer he was driving rolled down an embankment. A lightning strike had caused a fire in the sawmill area. The fire department brought the fire under control and left the
- Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion Gallery
Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
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Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in a metal products plant. Oil that had oozed from a hydraulic press caught fire. The fire caused two hydraulic fluid accumulators to explode.
Oil Drum Blows Up
A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker was heating it with a propane torch. The explosion occurred in cold winter weather in a temporary logging camp. The victim was preparing to replace
Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger
Two plumbers had been working in a construction trench. When it was time to come back up to the street level, they rode in the bucket of an excavator. As the excavator operator started to
Unfinished Catwalk Kills Worker
A mill worker fell to his death when an unfinished overhead walkway fell apart. The catwalk was constructed at a sawmill so maintenance workers could reach machinery for oiling. The person building the catwalk was
- The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected Gallery
The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
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The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
An experienced crane operator was running an electrically powered gantry crane in a process building which was in the final stages of construction. Other than the occasional use of a propane-powered forklift, there were no
Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers GalleryHeat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers
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Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers
It’s important to warn your workers about the different heat-related [...]
Forklifts Lift Trucks Tool
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself GalleryUse This Safety Checklist – On Yourself
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Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself
Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]
- New Worker Checklist Gallery
New Worker Checklist
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New Worker Checklist
Are you new here? Use this checklist to make sure [...]
Safety Checklist for Machinery
If you work around or on moving machinery, take a [...]
Machine Guard Inspection Checklist
One of your key responsibilities in preventing machine injuries is [...]
- First Aid – SAFETY CHECKLIST Gallery
First Aid – SAFETY CHECKLIST
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First Aid – SAFETY CHECKLIST
When a fellow worker suddenly becomes ill or is injured, [...]
Seven Statistics on Working in Winter GallerySeven Statistics on Working in Winter
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Seven Statistics on Working in Winter
In many parts of North America, winter can pose significant [...]
Equipment Checklist
We all know that pilots must go through a pre-flight [...]
- Seven Statistics on Slipping Hazards Gallery
Seven Statistics on Slipping Hazards
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Seven Statistics on Slipping Hazards
Slipping is a major cause of injuries, both at home [...]
- Seven Tips for Safe Stacking Gallery
Seven Tips for Safe Stacking
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Seven Tips for Safe Stacking
Properly stacked and stored materials are readily accessible and less [...]
Seven Statistics on Machine Guarding
One of the worst types of injury to experience or [...]
