Face The Facts
Some 2.2 million people worldwide die of work-related accidents and occupational diseases each year.
Rollers crush mill operator
A mill operator at a rubber compound plant died when caught between two rollers on the lamination machine he was operating. Investigators later assumed he had been bending over or crouched under the machine, removing
Half-ton part falls from machine
A rock quarry supervisor died when he was hit by a half-ton machine part while servicing a crushing machine. He and two workers were working on a weekend when the quarry was shut down. They
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Poor Supervision Leads to Teen Death
A 14-year-old accidentally hung himself with an electric hoist as he played with the dangerous piece of equipment. The incident occurred at an equipment rental company where the boy worked, helping customers load and unload
Airplane Propeller Claims Life
A worker in the air transport industry was riding as a passenger in a ground service vehicle. The driver parked the vehicle parallel to a stationary twin-engine airplane which still had both engines running. The
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Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard
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Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard
A worker received massive head injuries when a crane lifting a 54,600-pound piece of steel tipped over. The crane was unstable because one outrigger device, which extends from the crane to balance it was inoperable.
Forklift Flips, Kills Operator
A forklift overturned at a salvage lumber operation, fatally injuring the operator. The young worker had been asked to move the forklift from the lumber storage area to the resaw area when he returned to
Worker Dragged Into Mixer
A worker was killed when he was dragged into a rotating concrete mixer while he was cleaning it. He had completed a pressurized concrete pour at a construction site. He then returned to the company
Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine
An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.
Sleeve Snag Was Fatal
A supervisor died when he was pulled into the paddles of a food mixing machine. The sleeve of his coat caught in the rotating machinery, which lacked a guard to prevent such contact. He was
Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free
A makeshift attempt to free a jammed conveyor cost a millwright his life. He got a grip on the conveyor drive shaft with a long pipe wrench, then straddled the pipe wrench handle and bounced
Loose Clothing Pulls Supervisor Into Machine
A mechanical supervisor in a paper mill - with 23 years of experience in the industry - was inspecting a machine with two other supervisors. While repairs were being contemplated, the machine was left running
Lack of Lockout and Communication Causes Electrocution
An apprentice electrician was killed by contact with 525 volts while he was installing a switchgear for a large piece of machinery in a manufacturing plant. The victim was running a ground wire when he
Fitter Gets Sucked Into Sand Hopper
A fitter went into a concrete batching plant to do some repairs while the plant was still in use. As the sand he was standing on was discharged from the hopper into a mixing vehicle
Metal Detector Misses Knife
A mill supervisor was killed when he was hit by a piece of a door which blew off an anvil chipper. The incident occurred when a chipper saw knife fell into the conveyor system and
Shortcut Across Conveyor Proves Fatal
A shortcut across a moving conveyor belt was a fatal decision for a worker. He was watching the conveyor when he noticed a piece of timber fall to the floor instead of into the waste
Untrained Driver Flips Bulldozer
A millworker died when the bulldozer he was driving rolled down an embankment. A lightning strike had caused a fire in the sawmill area. The fire department brought the fire under control and left the
Trucker Dies in Burning Wreck
A truck with a trailer was traveling on a two-lane gravel packed road when the passenger-side wheels went over onto the soft shoulder. The driver attempted to steer the truck back onto the road and
Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger
Two plumbers had been working in a construction trench. When it was time to come back up to the street level, they rode in the bucket of an excavator. As the excavator operator started to
Worker Struck By Chunk Of Steel
A worker knowingly walked into a dangerous area and was hit by a heavy object as it fell. He was working at a plant which dismantles large machinery. Metal was cut with torches and large
Pickup Truck Leveled By Earth-Mover
A pick-up driver was on his way to work for the evening shift at a road construction site. He was running slightly late, which was unusual for him, as he was a punctual, dependable and
Operator Hits Gas Line
A heavy equipment operator was killed in an explosion when he hit a natural gas pipeline with a piece of heavy machinery. Four other workers were severely burned. The operator was digging a drainage trench
Unfinished Catwalk Kills Worker
A mill worker fell to his death when an unfinished overhead walkway fell apart. The catwalk was constructed at a sawmill so maintenance workers could reach machinery for oiling. The person building the catwalk was
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Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself
Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]
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Office Safety Checklist
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Office Safety Checklist
The office environment has relatively few hazardous chemicals and no [...]
