Lack of Lockout and Communication Causes Electrocution
An apprentice electrician was killed by contact with 525 volts [...]
Lack of Housekeeping Can End Up Killing
INCIDENT On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) [...]
Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat
A laborer in a metal-casting plant was killed when he [...]
Laborer Falls Onto Conveyor
A laborer working as a helper on a bark boiler [...]
Know What Chemical Hazards You Face
INCIDENT Global Manufacturing reports that Apple is eliminating use of [...]
JSA / Audits/ Inspections: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE A simple risk analysis can help you determine where [...]
Job Experience No Excuse for Shortcuts
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 [...]
Isocyanate Suspected in Death
A woman with a history of asthma was working on [...]
Inexperience and Forklifts Don’t Mix
People who are not qualified to operate forklifts should stay [...]
Inadequate Respirator No Protection
A worker cleaning metal pieces prior to repainting was found [...]
Hydrogen Sulfide Kills Rescuer
An Ohio worker who breathed hydrogen sulfide gas fell into [...]
Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder
An experienced mechanic/welder was crushed to death by a door [...]
Hot Oil Explodes From Kettle
A worker in a soap manufacturing plant was covered in [...]
Hazcom
INCIDENT Global Manufacturing reports that Apple is eliminating use of [...]
Hands Caught in Nip Point
Workers were rethreading paper rolls on the reel stand in [...]
Hand Crank Hits Operator in the Head
A punch press operator was killed when he was struck [...]
Grinding Disk Strikes Face
A chunk of broken grinder disk smashed a worker's faceshield [...]
Gasoline Vapors Result in Fatal Fire
An experienced worker and his untrained helper lowered an aluminum [...]
Gas Blows Up Inside Steel Ladle
A worker in a steel mill was removing steel slag [...]
Foundry Laborer Electrocuted
A foundry laborer was electrocuted as he was helping to [...]
Forklift Mishap Kills Nearby Worker
A storage rack was moved close to the welder's workshop [...]
Forklift Flips and Crushes Driver
A forklift was travelling empty with its forks elevated, creating [...]
Forklift Fall Leaves Kids Fatherless
In life, Jeffrey Mills made a difference. In death, he [...]
Forklift Driver Struck From Behind
A 20-year-old man, who should have had a lifetime ahead [...]
Forklift Backed Off Loading Dock
A forklift operator at a pallet-manufacturing company was fatally injured [...]
