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INCIDENT It was an overcast, chilly, Saturday morning in May 2014 when a young worker in Kentucky lost his life [...]
Improper Slinging Results in Fatality
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from a fatal incident in [...]
Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns
A bulldozer operator was sprayed with hot oil when a hydraulic hose ruptured. He was wearing flammable polyester clothing that [...]
Hydrant Pipe Hits Power Line
A construction laborer was helping install a fire hydrant pipe, six inches in diameter and 12 feet long. The hydrant [...]
High-Speed Crash Claims Construction Worker
A construction worker outside the safe work zone was fatally injured after a car travelling at an estimated 80 miles [...]
Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines. But a [...]
Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored
A terrible incident in Tennessee, in which an equipment operator died from severe burns, shows how important it is to [...]
Heavy Equipment Mechanics Electrocuted
Two mechanics were electrocuted while repairing an earth-moving scraper. They had been sent to a construction site where a scraper [...]
Ground Water Problem Not Communicated
A contractor had been awarded the job of replacing a town's sewage system. An engineering firm had taken samples for [...]
Gate Asphyxiates Worker
A 1,200-pound (543.6 kilogram) gate fell on a worker, trapping him between his pickup truck and the gate and asphyxiating [...]
Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out
An ironworker was using a blow torch for work inside the bilge area of a construction barge. The flame on [...]
Gas Engine Kills Two
Running a gasoline-powered engine in a confined space can have fatal consequences, as an incident at a home construction site [...]
Front-end Loader Runs Over Worker
A machine operator was killed when he was run over by a front-end loader at a city's salt stockyard. The [...]
Framer Dies of Illness After Injury
A man died after being hospitalized with a back injury from a construction incident, although he died from an unrelated [...]
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