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Man Catapulted from Personlift
A journeyman glazier died after attempting to lift a 1,000 [...]
Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel Explosion
A makeshift switch on a sandblasting unit apparently set off [...]
Makeshift Lighting Leads To Fatality
A worker was inside a pressure trailer tanker applying a [...]
Makeshift Ladder Explodes!
An apprentice mechanic, working part-time with a transport company, was [...]
Makeshift Fuse Arcs
An electrical arc ignited dust in a wood flour mill, [...]
Maintenance Worker Falls Overboard
A maintenance worker at a power utility dam was working [...]
Maintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck
Alcohol use may have been a major factor in the [...]
Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe
A maintenance worker died after being drawn into a 172-inchdiameter [...]
By the Numbers – Chemical Safety GalleryBy the Numbers – Chemical Safety
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By the Numbers – Chemical Safety
DID YOU KNOW? Geography A total of 57,975 chemical incidents [...]
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 [...]
