Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway
A worker cleaning the third floor of a warehouse received [...]
By the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry GalleryBy the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry
Concrete/Masonry, Construction, Electrical, English, Fall Protection, General Industry, General Safety, Health and Safety Management, Injury/Illness, Ladders, Outdoor/Animal Hazards, Scaffold, Slips, Trips and Falls, Stats and Facts, Struck-By/Caught-Between, Uncategorized
By the Numbers – Concrete/Masonry
DID YOU KNOW? Over the five years to 2019, Masonry [...]
Material Handling and Storage
PREAMBLE Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations such as [...]
Plan, Provide, Train When Working from Heights
The Risks Hundreds of workers die from falls every year. [...]
8 Components of a Fall Protection Plan
A well-developed and implemented fall protection plan for working at [...]
Manager Falls to Death From I-beam
In an attempt to dislodge some wood on a conveyor [...]
Man Killed Decorating For Christmas
A former high school marching band director died after falling [...]
Man Falls Through Window
A window mechanic died from generalized trauma when he fell [...]
Man Drowns in Standpipe
An irrigation district canal worker drowned after falling into a [...]
Maintenance Worker Falls Overboard
A maintenance worker at a power utility dam was working [...]
Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly
If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers [...]
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 [...]
Lifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty Pool
A 17-year-old lifeguard preparing for summer was found dead in [...]
Language Barrier Eyed in Death
Not knowing English can cause all kinds of safety problems [...]
Ladder Fatality from Fall
INCIDENT On Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, four gutter installation specialists arrived [...]
Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat
A laborer in a metal-casting plant was killed when he [...]
Laborer Falls Through Inadequate Guardrail
Two construction companies have been hit with big fines for [...]
Laborer Falls Onto Conveyor
A laborer working as a helper on a bark boiler [...]
Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment
A knot came undone in a fall arrest system, causing [...]
Jury Convicts Company In Worker’s Death
On his first day working for Trigon Inc., Andrew Ross, [...]
Ironworker Falls 50 Feet
An ironworker was standing on top of a large door [...]
Ironworker Falls
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 [...]
Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder
An ironworker died after falling 23 feet (seven meters) from [...]
Inspector Dies in Fall From Bluff
A highway project supervisor who bypassed some basic safety rules [...]
