Facilities/Maintenance

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  Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly

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  Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly

  English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fall Protection, Fatality Reports, General Industry

Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly

If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers [...]

Low-Height Falls Can Also Be Deadly2021-04-05T18:34:23-07:00

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  Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion

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  Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion

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Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion

Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in [...]

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion2021-04-05T16:26:47-07:00

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  Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment

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  Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment

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Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment

A knot came undone in a fall arrest system, causing [...]

Knot Fails In Fall Arrest Equipment2021-04-01T22:51:57-07:00

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  Kill Power, Not Workers

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  Kill Power, Not Workers

  Electrical, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fatality Reports, General Industry

Kill Power, Not Workers

Replacing the ballast on a fluorescent light isn't usually associated [...]

Kill Power, Not Workers2021-04-01T22:15:51-07:00

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  Janitor Dies of CO Poisoning

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  Janitor Dies of CO Poisoning

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Janitor Dies of CO Poisoning

At age 50, all Bob* wanted to do was make [...]

Janitor Dies of CO Poisoning2021-04-01T21:30:07-07:00

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  Inexperienced Worker Crushed By Elevator

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  Inexperienced Worker Crushed By Elevator

  Confined Spaces, Construction, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fatality Reports, Machinery/Equipment

Inexperienced Worker Crushed By Elevator

A worker was crushed to death by an elevator he [...]

Inexperienced Worker Crushed By Elevator2021-04-01T20:11:03-07:00

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  Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns

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  Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns

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Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns

A bulldozer operator was sprayed with hot oil when a [...]

Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns2021-04-01T17:55:24-07:00

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  Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored

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  Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored

  Aging Workers, Construction, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fatality Reports, Machinery/Equipment

Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored

A terrible incident in Tennessee, in which an equipment operator [...]

Here’s What Can Happen When Maintenance is Ignored2021-04-01T16:41:45-07:00

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  Garage Door Kills

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  Garage Door Kills

  English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, Struck-By/Caught-Between, Warehouse

Garage Door Kills

A lumberyard worker was fatally struck by a 1,200-pound (543.6 [...]

Garage Door Kills2021-03-31T21:08:28-07:00

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  Forklift Fatality Report

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  Forklift Fatality Report

  Agriculture, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fatality Reports, Forklifts, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing Food

Forklift Fatality Report

INCIDENT  A Georgia farm was cited with safety violations after say a [...]

Forklift Fatality Report2021-03-31T18:11:59-07:00