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Unguarded Rollers Trap Operator
A worker was running a machine called a slitter as part of a paper cup manufacturing operation. The press-like machine [...]
Twin Dies at Age 23
Christine Pieper was excited about her new job on an oil rig. But just one week into her training, she [...]
Truck Driver Killed While Inflating Tire
INCIDENT A truck driver was killed while he was inflating a tire. Preliminary investigations point to the employee sustained fatal [...]
Tree Harvester Self-Starts, Killing Worker
Prince Edward Island occupational health and safety inspectors are trying to determine how a tree harvester with no one at [...]
Trash Packer Strikes Worker
A 19-year-old worker died when he reached inside the hopper of a rear-loading trash truck while it was cycling trash. [...]
Train Derailment – Focus on the WHY and not the WHO
July 5, 2013 – Tom Harding, the lead engineer and sole crew member of a 70+-car train operated by Montreal [...]
Three-Ton Machine Falls on Worker
A large piece of equipment was being installed in a new paper mill. Two workers were making the final adjustments [...]
Surveyor’s Assistant Crushed By Bulldozer
A surveyor's assistant on a summer job was part of a crew assigned to build a temporary access road. Before [...]
Supervisor Dies After Snagging Lever
Workers can be extremely careful about keeping their hands away from machine controls, but overlook the possibility that a shirt [...]
Struggle With Logjam Claims Mill Worker
A clean-up worker was killed when struck by a rotating cut-off saw as he and a co-worker tried to clear [...]
Street sweepers claim victims
Most victims of heavy machinery collisions are workers, but occasionally passersby are also struck by equipment. For example, a street [...]
Storage Rack Unsafe For Climb
A plant worker climbed eight feet up a steel storage rack structure to retrieve material from a top shelf. He [...]
Steamroller Overturns On Operator
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) officials want to find out if a steamroller operator was safely belted in [...]
A Safety Guide for Tree Trimmers – Spanish
LA SEGURIDAD ES DEBER DE TODOS Contribuya a su propia seguridad y a la de sus compañeros de trabajo durante [...]
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