A basic understanding of ergonomics can help you work more comfortably and safely. Do you understand these ergonomics terms?
The willful violation alleges failure to enforce lockout/tagout procedures to [...]
His parents were long-time customers, and the victim had done odd jobs at the store.
A saw operator died when struck by a 710-pound (322-kilogram) aluminum plate that fell while suspended by an overhead crane.
A truck driver was killed by a 750-pound (340-kilogram) package of beams which fell from a forklift.
People who are not qualified to operate forklifts should stay clear of them. Here's why:
A forklift operator at a pallet-manufacturing company was fatally injured when he was crushed under a fallen forklift.
A mechanic was killed when a bus fell on him. He apparently had used a 12-ton bottle jack under the differential to raise the rear of the 35,000-pound (15,875-kilogram) bus.
Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.
Falls are the second leading cause of accidental deaths in North America - second only to motor vehicle accidents.
A 64-year-old operator was running an excavator in British Columbia.
The Workers' Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has charged a PEI wood-processing company in connection with an occupational fatality
At 21, Catrina Faye Coffman had everything to look forward to.
A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.
A 17-year old worker died just one hour into his new job after becoming pinned under a forklift. He hadn't received any job orientation or training.
A 14-year-old accidentally hung himself with an electric hoist as he played with the dangerous piece of equipment. The incident occurred at an equipment rental company where the boy worked, helping customers load and unload
A worker received massive head injuries when a crane lifting a 54,600-pound piece of steel tipped over. The crane was unstable because one outrigger device, which extends from the crane to balance it was inoperable.
A recycling plant worker was slicing open bales of plastic bags as they went by him on a conveyor. He slipped and fell onto the conveyor. He was carried along the conveyor and buried under
About a half hour before the end of his shift, a warehouse worker was walking along a general usage aisle. The worker apparently didn't notice that a working forklift was also there. The forklift driver
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
A lead hand employed by a heavy equipment dealer was responsible for operating a grader and a simple conveyor system. The conveyor was being used to separate topsoil. The conveyor was set on the diagonal,
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
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
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.
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
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