Machinery Crushes Workers
A mechanic was killed when a bus fell on him. [...]
Machine Operator Crushed
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 [...]
Machine Guarding: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE Machine guarding is a safety feature on or around manufacturing or other [...]
Program Evaluation and Improvement – Leading and Lagging Indicators
You should be evaluating your safety program on a regular [...]
Lumber on Conveyor Smashes Into Millworker
An experienced employee, with a reputation as a careful worker, [...]
Crawler Locomotive and Truck Crane Inspection Checklist
This sample checklist from the North Carolina Department of Labor [...]
Focus On: Crane Safety
Crane accidents can be dramatic events. Think of the news [...]
Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly
If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers [...]
Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew
Two members of a construction crew were killed where they [...]
Lift Plan for Critical Lifts
Think of crane safety as a triangle. One side is [...]
Loose Clothing Pulls Supervisor Into Machine
A mechanical supervisor in a paper mill - with 23 [...]
Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift
A longshoreman, working on loading a freighter, was near the [...]
Longshore Worker Crushed by Lug on Suspended Load
The moral of this fatality is: Never work beneath a [...]
Stairway Collapse Fatality File
A 64-year-old male employee was fatally injured when the stairway [...]
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside [...]
Lone worker takes fatal fall
A mine worker fell 500 feet (152 meters) to his [...]
Lone Fire Lookout Hit By Falling Tree
A teacher working alone on top of a mountain during [...]
Logging Truck Driver Guilty of Vehicular Homicide
A Washington State truck driver has pleaded guilty to vehicular [...]
Logger Killed By Swinging Tree – Spanish
Un leñador de 47 años de edad estaba trabajando para [...]
Five Ways to Improve Your Safety Inspections
Conducting regular safety inspections is a key component of any [...]
Logger Killed By Swinging Tree
A 47-year-old logger was working to set the chokers in [...]
Logger Didn’t Hear His Co-worker’s Chainsaw
A logger suffering from lack of sleep reported for work. [...]
Log Amputates Bridge Builder’s Leg
A railroad bridge building crew was dispatched to a job [...]
Conducting Workplace Safety Inspections
Are you regularly doing scheduled workplace inspections? If you’re not, [...]
Lockout / Tagout: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE Employees servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be [...]
