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Forklift Operator Pinned Under Forklift
INCIDENT The incident happened at an agricultural cooperative (co-op). The co-op’s retail store was connected to the co-op’s tire shop [...]
Heavy Equipment Hazards and Controls
Are you considering the following heavy-equipment-related hazards and safe work practices in your heavy equipment policies and programs? Whether you’re [...]
Forklift Hits Maintenance Worker
A maintenance worker was crossing a yard on his way to a welding shop. He took a shortcut, walking behind [...]
Forklift Flips and Crushes Driver
A forklift was travelling empty with its forks elevated, creating a high center of gravity. When it went around a [...]
Forklift Backs Into Hidden Trench
An equipment operator working for a power company was killed when she backed a forklift into a trench covered with [...]
Forklift Backed Off Loading Dock
A forklift operator at a pallet-manufacturing company was fatally injured when he was crushed under a fallen forklift. The victim [...]
Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt – Spanish
Una persona de limpieza fue instruida por su jefe para hacer la limpieza de un área de transporte atascada con [...]
Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This [...]
Floorhand Falls to His Death
Tell your crew about what happened to these workers. Failing to identify hazards before a job leads to many accidents [...]
First Night Shift Alone Ends in Death
The murder of a teenage girl on her first solo night shift at a gas station has brought calls for [...]
Fatality Linked to Lack of Training
Safety training is critical for any job and if you don't provide it and a worker becomes injured or dies [...]
Fatality Brings Home Importance of Sounding Horn
Do your forklift operators consistently sound horns when turning around corners or entering trucks? The following story illustrates the necessity [...]
Fatalities in the Oil and Gas Industry: Part 2
Jump-started crawler kills operator What happened: A 53-year-old operator decided to show another worker how to jump-start a crawler that [...]
Farmer Dies in Loading Elevator – Spanish
Un granjero de 45 años trabajaba con dos vecinos que habían venido a ayudarle a cargar maíz en un carro [...]
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