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Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered

At 21, Catrina Faye Coffman had everything to look forward to.

Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered2018-01-17T16:34:47-08:00

Moving Chain Fractures Foot

A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.

Moving Chain Fractures Foot2018-01-17T16:27:42-08:00

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

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.

Appearances Can Be Deceiving2018-01-17T16:27:10-08:00

Poor Supervision Leads to Teen Death

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

Poor Supervision Leads to Teen Death2018-01-17T16:24:53-08:00

Surveyor’s Assistant Crushed By Bulldozer

A surveyor's assistant on a summer job was part of a crew assigned to build a temporary access road. Before starting the job, the foreman, the bulldozer operator, the surveyor and the assistant had discussed

Surveyor’s Assistant Crushed By Bulldozer2018-01-17T16:22:44-08:00

Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard

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.

Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard2018-01-17T16:22:13-08:00

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum

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,

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum2018-01-17T16:18:52-08:00

Scarf Caught In Drill Causes Asphyxiation

An employee at a mine was found strangled to death. The scarf he was wearing around his neck had become twisted around the rotating drill. To prevent such a tragedy from recurring, remember these safe

Scarf Caught In Drill Causes Asphyxiation2018-01-17T16:18:46-08:00

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

Roller Incident Kills Supervisor2018-01-17T16:18:30-08:00

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

Worker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings2018-01-17T16:18:04-08:00

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

Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt2018-01-17T16:17:55-08:00

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

Untrained Driver Flips Bulldozer2018-01-17T16:16:38-08:00

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.

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion2018-01-17T16:15:52-08:00

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

Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger2018-01-17T16:14:34-08:00

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

The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected2018-01-17T16:10:49-08:00

Steel Load Falls Off Crane

An overhead crane operator died when a bale of steel slipped off the C-hook and hit him. He had positioned the bale incorrectly on the C-hook, so it was not balanced and centered. Ordinarily he

Steel Load Falls Off Crane2018-01-17T16:10:33-08:00

Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers

It’s important to warn your workers about the different heat-related [...]

Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers2018-01-17T10:00:57-08:00

Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself

Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]

Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself2018-01-17T09:08:34-08:00

New Worker Checklist

Are you new here? Use this checklist to make sure [...]

New Worker Checklist2018-01-16T12:02:02-08:00

First Aid – SAFETY CHECKLIST

When a fellow worker suddenly becomes ill or is injured, [...]

First Aid – SAFETY CHECKLIST2018-01-12T21:32:28-08:00

Seven Statistics on Working in Winter

In many parts of North America, winter can pose significant [...]

Seven Statistics on Working in Winter2018-01-12T10:14:50-08:00

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