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Laborer Sucked Into Portable Mortar Mixer
Co-workers saw an 18-year-old laborer being pulled between the rotating paddles of a portable mortar mixer. The young worker was [...]
OSHA Crane Operator Qualification: News You Can Use
On November 9, 2018 OSHA published a Final Rule amending the requirements for crane and derrick operator training, certification, and [...]
Laborer Falls Through Inadequate Guardrail
Two construction companies have been hit with big fines for the death of a laborer who fell through an inadequate [...]
Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line
A 38-year-old laborer was electrocuted when the jackhammer he was using struck an underground power line. The incident happened at [...]
Laborer Electrocuted On Demolition
A laborer involved in the demolition of a building was electrocuted when he came into contact with a live wire. [...]
Laborer Drowns in Flooded Pipeline
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 workers are killed each year. Learn from the following reports [...]
Laborer Dies Tangled In Mixer
An 18-year-old laborer died after becoming entangled in a portable mortar mixer. The victim was cleaning the mixer at the [...]
Laborer Dies On First Day Of Work
Dec. 16, 2005 was Lajos Feher's first day on the job, and sadly his last. The 55-year-old Burnaby, BC, laborer [...]
Laborer Buried as Sand Collapses In Hopper
A mixer operator in a cement roofing tile plant noticed that the sand was not flowing from the bottom of [...]
Ironworker Falls 50 Feet
An ironworker was standing on top of a large door which was to be attached to hinges on a building [...]
Ironworker Falls
Could This Have Been You? On average, 5,000 to 6,000 workers are killed each year. Learn from the following reports [...]
Ironworker Dies After Fall From Girder
An ironworker died after falling 23 feet (seven meters) from a steel girder at a construction site. Before the incident, [...]
Inexperienced Worker Crushed By Elevator
A worker was crushed to death by an elevator he was attempting to repair. He and a more experienced worker [...]
Inexperienced Teen Crushed By Forklift
A 17-year-old teenager who was operating a defective forklift in a construction yard in Portsmouth, UK, died suddenly when the [...]
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