Bakery Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations and Issued $104,000 in Proposed Penalties
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A man working in an electronics store warehouse fell six feet (two meters) to his death as he attempted to retrieve boxes from a forklift.
When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it?s dangerous if it involves compromising safety.
His parents were long-time customers, and the victim had done odd jobs at the store.
A saw operator died when struck by a 710-pound (322-kilogram) aluminum plate that fell while suspended by an overhead crane.
A truck driver was killed by a 750-pound (340-kilogram) package of beams which fell from a forklift.
People who are not qualified to operate forklifts should stay clear of them. Here's why:
A forklift operator at a pallet-manufacturing company was fatally injured when he was crushed under a fallen forklift.
A man was strangled after his shirt-sleeve was caught by the rotating drill bit of a drill press he was operating.
A mechanic was killed when a bus fell on him. He apparently had used a 12-ton bottle jack under the differential to raise the rear of the 35,000-pound (15,875-kilogram) bus.
A forklift shop technician was crushed when the forks of a lift he was working on fell and landed on his chest.
A machine operator died of crush injuries to his head when caught by an ingoing pinchpoint on a hot tin coating machine.
A storage rack was moved close to the welder?s workshop and placed on its side for repair.
Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.
Roger, who sowed the seeds of his farming career at the age of 13, may have scoffed at the foretelling of his death on a small farm in Iowa 22 years later.
A 45-year-old farmer was working with two neighbors who had come to help him load corn into a wagon to feed cattle.
Workers can be extremely careful about keeping their hands away from machine controls, but overlook the possibility that a shirt pocket or other piece of clothing can snag onto those controls, with disastrous consequences.
A worker needs to use a piece of machinery. He is unaware that the device is not operating properly and is being worked on at that moment by maintenance employees he cannot see.
A 64-year-old operator was running an excavator in British Columbia.
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