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Story of Interest
Workman who vanished eight years ago was gassed and crushed in
fridge recycling machine
INDUSTRIAL
OIL FIELD FATALITY
Seguin man killed in West Texas oilfield accident (an oilfield
accident has killed a worker, 44, who was crushed by some pipes he
was trying to move – some pipes apparently slipped and he was
crushed – he was pronounced dead at a hospital – he had worked for
the contractor for several years)
BOBCAT FATALITY @ WWTP
Worker death in wastewater plant ruled accidental (an employee,
51, with the Water Reclamation District died as a result of injuries
from a workplace accident – he died from multiple injures sustained
in a Bobcat machine accident, according to the autopsy conducted by
the County medical examiner – he was an electrician with the
district and had six children)
ELECTROCUTION
UCR: Worker electrocuted in accident (a contract worker, 71, was
electrocuted while working on an electrical panel in the basement of
a university building – he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:13
p.m. – he was working alone and did not return when he was expected
and someone went to find him – details on when he started work and
how long he was unaccounted for were not available – he had been in
the business for 50 years and was a master electrician, a
designation earned by only 5 percent of those in the trade – he had
worked for the company for seven years)
MINE FATALITY
Worker killed when bulldozer goes through ice (a man who fell
through the ice into a frigid lake could not be revived by
co-workers at the scene – the 54-year-old contract worker who died
did not respond to CPR when pulled from the submerged bulldozer he
was driving at about 9 a.m. – he was clearing a small section of
snow off the Lake at the company{apos}s uranium project when man and
machine fell through the ice – suspect there was a crack in the ice
that nobody saw and when the bulldozer went over it just couldn{apos}t
sustain the load – employees of both companies had checked and
approved the thickness of the ice -it was more than 75 centimetres
deep -prior to the incident)
PAPER MILL CRUSH INJURY @ ROLLER
Worker Suffers
Crush Injury at Toilet Roll Factory (a worker suffered serious
crush injuries to his left hand, when he became trapped in a machine
at a tissue manufacturing company – he was helping his supervisor
clear a wraparound of paper from a rewinding machine – as the
supervisor slowly rotated the machine, he attempted to pull the
paper free from the rollers but as he did so his hand got pulled
in-between the rotating parts, causing serious crush injuries)
CRANE
Forest worker loses arm in machinery at Yarraman (worker
suffered serious crush injuries to his arm in a workplace accident –
he is in serious but stable condition – his arm is believed to have
been caught in logging machinery – he was airlifted to hospital by
the Careflight rescue chopper – he suffered extensive blood loss in
the incident but was stable – a pair of co-workers managed to free
the man’s arm from the machinery – the man’s arm was caught in a
crane mechanism)
CONVEYOR FATALITY
Worker found dead at gravel facility (an equipment operator, 56,
was found dead at the facility – he was not conscious, breathing or
responsive when paramedics arrived about 8:25 a.m. and found him on
a conveyor belt – the accident occurred at the crushing and sampling
unit of the gravel operation – he was found face down on a belt
conveyor that had stopped operating – there were no witnesses to the
event)
SLAG @ STEEL MILL
Accident At Nucor Steel Leaves Worker Injured (an accident left
one worker injured – the mishap occurred on the rounds of the plant
and not inside the structure – accident involved one of the on-site
contractors that was emptying a slag pot at 9:30 p.m. – incident
resulted in unspecified damage to the slag pot carrier and a minor
burn to the hand of the carrier’s driver – the preliminary
investigation indicates that the slag pot had residual water that
became trapped underneath molten slag during emptying of the slag
pot – it appears that the water flashed to steam, resulting in a
discharge of slag and the damage to the carrier – driver received
the minor burn while exiting the carrier and was transported to the
local hospital for evaluation where he was treated and released)
CONFINED SPACE
Worker taken to shock trauma after accident at wastewater plant
(a worker at a wastewater treatment facility was flown to a Shock
Trauma Center after he was injured in an accident and had to be
extracted from a confined space – he was performing preventive
maintenance on one of the pumps in a water storage tank at the site
shortly before 11 a.m. when the rope attached to his safety harness
got caught in another working pump, causing him to be slammed
against a pipe – they brought the man out of the channel using a
crane from the facility – he was in the channel for about 40
minutes)
FALL
Quarry worker falls off embankment (a quarry worker is in the
hospital after falling off a cliff at a Sand {amp}amp; Gravel quarry – he
suffered injuries to his head and leg after falling backwards off a
ledge and landing on the snow-covered ground)
2 workers die in Sunflag factory accident (two employees
succumbed to injuries after a thick, heavy plate of the furnace fell
on them – the thick and heavy metal plate of the furnace was
reportedly thrown high into the air due to excess pressure – the
cover fell on the two employees who were sipping tea – one of the
employees, 48, died on the spot while the other employee was
seriously injured and rushed to a Hospital but he was declared dead)
EXPLOSION
31 workers injured in gas explosion in Chaiyaphum (thirty-one
workers were injured when a bio-gas pipe of a tapioca factory
exploded, causing massive fire that engulfed them – the accident
happened at 4:30 pm – the explosion was caused by sparks from wild
grasses burning that were flown to the bio-gas pipe – 18 workers
were severely injured in the fire and were rushed to a Hospital –
the remaining injured workers were being treated at a Hospital)
FLASH FIRE
Workers Injured in Pa. Blast (an explosion ignited natural gas
liquids storage tanks at a well site around 6:15 p.m., hospitalizing
three contract employees with burn-related injuries – the cause of
the {amp}quot;flash fire{amp}quot; is still under investigation)
EXPLOSION
Three burned at Marcellus shale drilling site near Avella (three
workers were burned in what is described as an explosion and fire at
a shale drilling site – five {amp}quot;frac tanks{amp}quot;, mobile steel storage
tanks used to hold liquids, burned until 9:30 p.m. – the three gas
wells were not affected by the flames – at approximately 6:15 p.m. a
flash fire occurred, igniting natural gas liquids storage tanks –
three contract employees were injured and have been transported to
the hospital. All wells are shut in, and there is no danger to area
residents or threat to the environment – the cause of the fire is
not known – workers had just completed the hydraulic fracturing
process last week – the gas flares or flare stacks, used to burn off
waste or excess gas, were lit earlier in the week – the fracking
water was flowing back into the holding tanks when the explosion
occurred)
ELECTRICAL
PGE worker burned in underground fire (a worker was burned in an
underground fire – fighting the fire was complicated by its location
in a garage with multiple entrances, access to two apartment
complexes, and businesses layered between the street level and the
apartments – a sprinkler system was also activated creating water
issues below ground)
UPDATE on REFINERY FIRE
Citgo fined for 2009 Corpus Christi blast, fire (refinery was
fined $303,294 for a July 2009 explosion and fire at its 163,000
barrel per day (bpd) refinery that injured one worker and nearly
spread toxic hydrogen fluoride over the community – half of the fine
will be paid directly to the commission and the other half will go
to an abandoned tire cleanup program – one worker was permanently
injured when he was caught in hydrogen fluoride vapor cloud that
ignited after being released by a failed pipe in an alkylation unit)
CHEMICAL LEAK {amp}amp; RESPONSE
Railroad
workers injured in chemical leak were not wearing protective gear
(workers were overcome by fumes and hospitalized after removing a
tanker dome – they were seriously injured trying to contain a rail
car chemical leak – they were not wearing protective equipment – a
rail car carrying molten sulfur was on a repair track when employees
noticed a sulfurous odor coming from the car – employees discovered
a gasket in the tanker dome was leaking and called an environmental
cleanup company – two contract workers were overcome by fumes when
they removed the dome – they were taken to a Hospital, where they
were in serious but stable condition – one railroad employee was
taken to the hospital and later released – workers suffered chemical
burns and respiratory injuries – the leak prompted emergency crews
to evacuate homes and businesses within a half-mile of the leak –
the scene was cleared in four hours)
HOTWORK
Small fire extinguished at Sacramento Bee press room (a small
fire broke out in the press room of a newspaper but was extinguished
without incident – the 8:45 a.m. fire forced an evacuation of the
building and was apparently ignited by a spark from a welding job on
new equipment installed in the room where the printing presses are
housed – smoke worked its way into the building’s heating and
air-conditioning system, spreading smoke to other areas of the
building – workers in the press room were able to quickly put out
the fire themselves before firefighters arrived, but there was still
a lot of heavy smoke)
HOTWORK
Fire at manufacturing building will slightly delay remodeling
(workmen accidentally caused a fire while softening window caulking
with a torch)
UPDATE on
FATAL EXPLOSION
Five more workers killed (five more workers succumbed to their
severe burns, raising to seven the death toll in the gas explosion
of a tapioca plant – the bio gas pipe exploded sending massive
fireballs to engulf and severely burn over 30 workers – two days
later, two of the workers succumbed to the burns – 13 other workers
were still in coma – the factory generated its own electricity from
biogas made by tapioca wasted – its gas pipe exploded causing a
massive fire that quickly engulfed one of two factory buildings)
EXPLOSION caused by STATIC
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Preliminary investigation: Spark caused Americhem chemical plant
blast (static electricity caused a catalytic spark that caused
an explosion and fire according to a preliminary investigation – a
tanker that entered the company’s weighing facility around 3 p.m.
containing 500 gallons of mineral spirits most likely exploded,
destroying the building – no one was seriously injured – Homeland
Security is involved because of the chemicals stored at the site –
business is a Midwest chemical distributor and blender carrying a
full line of industrial chemicals, solvents, oils and automotive
fluids – owner statements of interest:
1) {amp}quot;We are not a high-risk chemical facility as determined by
Homeland Security{amp}quot;
2) “It’s not likely we had a spark because everything is grounded,”
he said. “We’re thinking it had to be some kind of an explosion.
We’ve been doing this here 13 years the same way. I’ve been thinking
about this for two days now and I’m not sure what could have
happened.”
3) {amp}quot;We do handle hazardous material, but not extremely hazardous
material.{amp}quot;
employees were evacuated as firefighters brought the blaze under
control – there was no need to evacuate residents in the area)
FIRE
Fire Breaks Out At Woodlawn Industrial Plant (initial reports
from the scene were that there was some kind of explosion before the
fire started – it appears that nobody was hurt during the fire – not
clear if anyone was inside when the fire started – some roads were
closed while firefighters worked to put out the fire)
AMMONIA
Workers evacuated after ammonia leak (seventeen workers at a
bottling facility evacuated their building after the accidental
release of ammonia from the plant{apos}s refrigeration unit at 12:30 a.m.
– two plant employees suffered minor respiratory and eye irritation,
but were treated at the scene and released – firefighters and police
closed a one block area – as a safety precaution about dozen
employees at a building next door also were evacuated since the
produce wholesale warehouse is downwind of the bottling plant –
officials reopened the area at 2:30 a.m.)
CHLORINE
Chlorine leak at GWA treatment plant (a chlorine leak was
discovered at the Waste Water Treatment Plant – the discovery was
made by a Waterworks Authority{apos}s contractor that is removing
chlorine gas tanks as part of an ongoing cleanup and maintenance
project – out of the 12 tanks that were scheduled to be removed this
is the seventh and only one so far that chlorine was detected – the
entire area was evacuated)
CONSTRUCTION
FORKLIFT
Worker in Scranton injured at construction site (a construction
worker has been injured after a piece of construction equipment fell
six stories and hit him – worker was injured and taken to a hospital
– officials said he was alert and conscious – a piece of a forklift
fell off and hit the ground first before rebounding and striking the
worker)
WORKZONE
Public
Works Employee Struck by Vehicle (a public works employee was
hit by a vehicle while working in a construction zone – the accident
may result in charges being filed against the driver – the employee
was installing pedestrian right of ways when the accident occurred –
the worker directed the driver of an SUV to shift lanes, but when
the driver refused to comply, the vehicle{apos}s mirror struck the
worker. – the SUV left the scene – worker was not seriously injured,
and refused medical treatment – the driver may face assault charges
as a result of the incident)
Worker killed (one man
has died while another was seriously injured as the result of an
industrial accident – while working on modular home units two adult
males suffered serious injuries and were evacuated for further
treatment – worker, 50, died in hospital as a result of his
injuries)
BULLDOZER
Nevada worker hurt in 3rd Ruby pipeline accident (deputies are
investigating another accident that seriously injured a worker, 52,
on a Pipeline project – he is being treated at a hospital – he was
driving a bulldozer when it ran off the road and rolled on top of
him – it{apos}s the third accident in four months on the 680-mile natural
gas pipeline – one worker was crushed to death by a section of pipe
in December – nine were hurt in a truck accident in October)
FALL
Worker Rescued After Falling Down Hole (a construction worker
has been rescued after falling down an 8-foot-deep hole at a work
site at about 12:30 p.m. – the unconscious worker was taken to the
hospital – his condition is not presently known)
LOTO FATALITY
Workers sucked into blades of cement mixer (a 48-year-old man
was killed and another seriously injured after the pair were pulled
into the blades of a cement mixing machine just after 7am – they
were cleaning the mixer when it suddenly switched on and the two men
were pulled into the blades – one was declared dead at the scene
when paramedicas arrived, while the other was airlifted to a
Hospital in a “very serious condition” – there is a suspicion that
the men accidentally switched the machine on, but at this stage it
is unclear what caused the machine to switch on)
UPDATE
Crushed by a backhoe (for just the second time in Canada, an
employer has been convicted of criminal negligence stemming from a
workplace incident leading to the death of a worker – the owner of a
landscape company was operating a backhoe on June 12, 2006 when it
rolled down a slope pinning his employee against a wall and suffered
fatal injuries – the front brakes and the emergency brake on the
backhoe were found to be completely non-functional – it also came to
light that the backhoe, bought in 1976, had not undergone any
regular maintenance – the court found there was a breach of the
{amp}quot;legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to a
person{amp}quot; imposed on an employer by section 217.1 of the Criminal Code
of Canada – owner will serve a conditional sentence of imprisonment
of two years less a day – the sentence will be served in the
community with conditions, including a curfew)
FALL
Injured worker rescued at construction site (a man was working
on the platform when he slipped, fell 20 feet and blew out his right
knee – he was pouring concrete at the time – workers on the project
used their equipment to help get the man down – he was taken to the
hospital to get checked out)
SCAFFOLDING
OSHA fines company $70,000 for Hollywood water tower accident
(OSHA has imposed a $70,000 fine on the company that was
refurbishing the city{apos}s water tower when two workers were seriously
hurt – company had 15 safety violations when a scaffold collapsed
and sent the two men tumbling into the empty tower – they were
hospitalized for a few weeks after a dramatic, six-hour rescue
operation – they were performing scheduled maintenance at the tower
and were standing on a swinging scaffold like the ones window
cleaners use when one of the sides gave way inside the tower,
sending the men to the bottom of the tank)
CRANE
Crane topples in Harmon parking lot (an airman was injured when
a military crane toppled onto its side while being loaded onto a
semi trailer in the parking lot – the airman was driving the crane
onto the trailer when it tumbled off the left side of the semi truck
– his injuries didn{apos}t appear serious and was taken to al Hospital by
medics – an engineering squadron had brought the crane on site for
routine maintenance – the crane was loaded and unloaded from the
trailer in the parking lot of the furniture store instead of at the
mechanic{apos}s shop because the semi truck was too large to maneuver
deeper into the Industrial Park – a larger crane from a civilian
company arrived to roll the military crane upright)
CRANE
Tower crane
comes down in Stadium (the superstructure of a tower crane broke
free at the stadium seriously injuring the operator – the flat top
crane was rigged on a 14 metre tower and was working on the
conversion of the historic 1933 40,000 seat mutipurpose stadium to a
60,000 seat football stadium – it looks as though the top of the
crane broke free around the slew ring area, allowing the jib, back
jib, counterweight and cab to fall onto the pitch – the operator,
31, was able to free himself from the wreckage and was taken to
hospital with numerous broken ribs, bruising and abrasions – Photos
@ Link)
MISCELLANEOUS
CONFINED SPACE FLASH FIRE
Shropshire Man
Burned in Work Accident (a forty four year old worker suffered
second degree burns when he was injured during the installation of
an underground safe – he was lining the interior of the safe, using
a flocking machine but the adhesive used to apply the nylon flock
created a volatile atmosphere within the enclosed space, which
ignited causing burn injuries to his left hand and wrist – he will
require surgery to repair the damaged tendons in his hand – suitable
alternatives could have been implemented, such as using equipment
specifically intended for use in a flammable environment or using
water based adhesive in preference to the flammable one used)
FALL
Worker{apos}s death in fall from radio tower in Okeechobee County ruled
accidental (a man, 43, fell 110 feet from a radio tower – he and
another co-worker were attaching wires as part of a contract – his
safety harness appeared to be intact)
Contractor injured working at treatment plant (an independent
contractor hired to paint the floor at a wastewater treatment plant
was injured and rushed to a Hospital – officials are investigating
the incident which {amp}quot;appeared to be a chemical burn related to an
accidental discharge{apos}{apos})
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