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Articles Tagged with ''accident''

BLS reports lowest fatal injuries

Man down: Should we stop work?

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
January 12, 2023
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Money is behind the hollowness of many companies’ stop work policies. Sure, if you see something, say something. A change in weather conditions. An emergency situation. A near-miss incident. A lack of knowledge as to how to proceed. Unsafe conditions. Equipment used improperly. All legitimate risks. All often ignored by the workers who have the authority to halt work. Why? 


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Contract workers at higher risk for fatal electrical injuries

January 9, 2019
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Despite fluctuations from year to year, the number of fatal electrical injuries experienced by contract workers has followed an upward direction, according to a report by released by the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) and written by Richard Campbell using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
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A FairWarning story

Safety agency nixes tracking deaths involving ROVs

"One of the deadliest products on the market"
Eli Wolfe
October 15, 2018
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Despite mounting casualties from crashes of recreational off-highway vehicles, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has shot down a proposal to track injuries and deaths involving the popular trail machines.
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A Confined Space blog post

Weekly Toll: Mourning for the Dead

Jordan Barab
Jordan Barab
April 10, 2018
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Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing maintenance on power lines crashed late Sunday afternoon 1.5 miles north of Smethport Borough in Keating Township. The fatalities confirmed by State Police at the Kane barracks and McKean County Coroner Michael Cahill.
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Waterpark owner, operator charged with murder in connection with boy’s death

March 27, 2018
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The co-owner and operator of a Kansas waterpark face murder, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated battery and aggravated endangerment of a child charges in the death of ten-year-old Caleb Schwab, who was decapitated on a water slide in 2016. Jeffrey Wayne Henry, co-owner of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts in Kansas City, Kansas was arrested yesterday in Texas and held without bond, pending his extradition to Kansas to face charges.
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OSHA control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) standard

January 1, 2018
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The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), 29 CFR 1910.147, standard was promulgated on September 1, 1989, at Federal Register, Volume 54, No. 169, and was effective January 2, 1990, as announced at Federal Register, Volume 54, No. 213, November 6, 1989.


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Driver fatigue: Are training & technology the only answers?

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
November 1, 2017
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It’s been known for years now that driver fatigue is a serious risk – both on and off the job. A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found fatigue was the top cause of driver distractions, representing 20 percent of all motor vehicle accidents. We’re just not getting enough sleep.


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Something "did not look right" to pilots in near-miss at San Francisco airport

August 3, 2017
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The National Transportation Safety Board NTSB has issued an investigative update regarding the July 7 near miss at San Francisco International Airport.
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Tesla workers demand safety data from company’s Board

“We’re tired of suffering preventable injury after preventable injury”
August 1, 2017
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A group of workers at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility sent an open letter to the independent members of Tesla’s Board of Directors on Monday, in which they formally requested access to the electric car company’s safety plan.
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Workers trapped when roof collapses

July 25, 2017
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Three workers were seriously injured and rescued this June in a construction accident in Astoria, Queens, according to New York City CBS2 TV.
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