Makeshift Ladder Explodes!
An apprentice mechanic, working part-time with a transport company, was [...]
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By the Numbers – Chemical Safety
DID YOU KNOW? Geography A total of 57,975 chemical incidents [...]
Leaky Methane Seal and Torch Didn’t Mix
A leaking methane seal and an open flame were key [...]
Leaking Propane Cylinder Causes Fatal Fire
Several unsecured propane cylinders were being stored on the third [...]
Lead: Fatality Report
PREAMBLE Workers are exposed to lead as a result of [...]
Know What Chemical Hazards You Face
INCIDENT Global Manufacturing reports that Apple is eliminating use of [...]
Isocyanate Suspected in Death
A woman with a history of asthma was working on [...]
Ink Spill On The Floor Results In A Fiery Death
A storage tank with approximately 200 gallons of combustible ink [...]
Hydrogen Sulfide Kills Rescuer
An Ohio worker who breathed hydrogen sulfide gas fell into [...]
Hydrogen Sulfide Causes Fall Into Tank
An employee of a natural gas well service company was [...]
Hot Oil Explodes From Kettle
A worker in a soap manufacturing plant was covered in [...]
Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen – Spanish
Un hombre de servicio de la compañía de gas natural [...]
Glue Vapors Explode
A worker and his supervisor were working in a confined [...]
Gasoline Tanker Rolls and Burns
A truck-trailer unit pulling a second small tanker trailer rolled [...]
Gas From Blast Kills Worker
A sewer worker was killed by poisonous gas 45 minutes [...]
Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out
An ironworker was using a blow torch for work inside [...]
Food Service
INCIDENT An accidental mix of cleaners — acid and bleach [...]
Flash Fire
INCIDENT On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at approximately 9:25 p.m., [...]
Flammable Liquid Spills On Welder
A welder was standing on a ladder which ran between [...]
Fire Races Through Restaurant
A restaurant owner and several restaurant workers were laying new [...]
Fiancee Makes Horrible Discovery
The middle-aged farm worker was found by his fiancée in [...]
Fan Forces Gas Into Kiln
Carbon monoxide killed a supervisor and an engineering draftsman when [...]
Explosion Tosses Worker 130 Feet into the Air
A worker was thrown 130 feet into the air and [...]
Explosion Kills Floor Finishers
Explosion Kills Floor Finishers The goal was gleaming, refinished wood [...]
Deadly Acid Spews Over Worker – Spanish
Un trabajador intentaba quitar un tapón de un tubo que [...]
