Oil Field Worker Killed By Toxic Fumes
INCIDENT Fabian Martinez of Hobbs, New Mexico, died on July [...]
No Escape From Cave-In
One pipelayer was crushed to death and another injured when [...]
Land Owner Dies In Collapse Of Well Excavation
A property owner had contracted a backhoe operator and a [...]
Laborer Whipped With Hydraulic Hose
A 32-year-old laborer for a boring and tunneling company died [...]
Laborer Dies On First Day Of Work
Dec. 16, 2005 was Lajos Feher's first day on the [...]
Ground Water Problem Not Communicated
A contractor had been awarded the job of replacing a [...]
Father Watches Son Die On Job
Jorge Vale saw it coming, but it was too late; [...]
Trench Injury Leads to Repeat Safety Violations Against Grading, Pipeline Company
OSHA conducted an inspection after an employee was struck by [...]
Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud
Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud A shortcut along the edge [...]
Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger
Two plumbers had been working in a construction trench. When [...]
Excavation & Trenching – Spanish
INCIDENTE Carlos Moncayo, un inmigrante de 22 años del Ecuador. [...]
Excavation & Trenching
INCIDENT Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-immigrant from Ecuador. He died on [...]
Driver Drowns As Machine Burns
A heavy equipment operator drowned when his machine crashed and [...]
Dream Buried Under Ton of Wet Dirt
Jose Vega, a 36-year-old construction worker, had a dream of [...]
Crushed by Soil
A victim had apparently been spreading crushed rock in a [...]
Cave-in Kills Backhoe Operator
A 53-year-old backhoe operator was killed, and his son seriously [...]
Company with History of Trenching Violations Cited
An OSHA inspection of a water main installation project in [...]
Brick wall falls into trench
A brick wall collapsed and killed a worker digging in [...]
Georgia Contactor Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations
OSHA has proposed $108,000 in penalties against a contractor for [...]
A Little Fun Turns Tragic
An operator of an excavator struck a water line while [...]
17-Year-Old Laborer Works His Last Day – Spanish
Un trabajador de 17 años trabaja su último día Un [...]
17-Year-Old Laborer Works His Last Day
A 17-year-old male laborer died, and a co-worker was injured [...]
Ohio Worker’s Death Highlights Doubling of Trench Collapse Fatalities Nationwide in 2016
Twenty-three workers have been killed and 12 others injured in [...]
Operator Visibility Around Heavy Equipment
Download Instructor-Led Material Meeting Kit PowerPoint WHAT’S AT STAKE? In [...]
Excavating and Shoring Guidelines Safety Talk
Download Instructor-Led Material Meeting Kit PowerPoint WHAT’S AT STAKE? Excavation [...]
