One Killed in Copter Crash
An offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico was [...]
One Dies, Three Rescued as Smokestack Burns
A construction worker died in a smokestack fire at a [...]
On-The-Job Sun Exposure Causes Skin Cancer
A former carpenter died of cancer at age 54. The [...]
Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood
The victim was a foreman of a crew working at [...]
Oilfield Worker Dies in Rigging Accident
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong [...]
Oil Field Workers Die Inhaling CO
Three oil field workers died after breathing carbon monoxide (CO) [...]
Oil Field Worker Struck By Pump Jack Head
A 24-year-old floor hand died from massive chest trauma from [...]
Oil Field Worker Killed By Toxic Fumes
INCIDENT Fabian Martinez of Hobbs, New Mexico, died on July [...]
Oil Drum Blows Up
A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker [...]
Office Safety: Fatality Report
INCIDENT Vickie Shannon Allen, 49, started working at Amazon as a counter [...]
Heat Illness Recognition and Prevention
Heat illness is a silent hazard. Heat illness victims may [...]
Head, Eye, Hand, and Foot Safety Personal Protective Equipment
HAND PROTECTION Our hands help us to perform many tasks [...]
Droplet Precautions
Transmission-based precautions help prevent the spread of certain infections. Droplet [...]
Dairy Operation Safety
INTRODUCTION California is a major supplier of milk products in [...]
Cotton Harvesting Safety Practices
The modern mechanical cotton harvester is a large machine with [...]
Contact Precautions
Transmission-based precautions help prevent the spread of certain infections. Contact [...]
Airborne Precautions
Transmission-based precautions help prevent the spread of certain infections. Airborne [...]
A Guide to Car Wash Safety
INTRODUCTION Workers in car wash operations encounter many hazards on [...]
Nursery Laborer Dies in Skid-Steer Loader
A 24-year-old nursery laborer had been on the job for [...]
Nurse Dies From Infected Thumb
The victim was a nurse at a care facility. She [...]
Not Wearing Seatbelts Results In Death
Two truck drivers were killed in two separate incidents in [...]
Normally Safety Conscious Worker Electrocuted
He was always safety conscious and careful, according to his [...]
Non-swimmer Disappears as Boat Sinks
At a coastal logging operation, a small boat was used [...]
No Place At Work For Horseplay
INCIDENT Workplace pranks: a history of violence It has long [...]
No Lockout and No Supervision Contributed To Death
An unsupervised nightshift worker died because a giant mixer was [...]
