Industrial
LOTO FATALITYHawkins worker killed at MIS Inc. plant in Phipps Bend (worker, 34, was killed after getting stuck in a large piece of equipment while reportedly trying to dislodge a part that had gotten stuck – as soon as the part was dislodged, the door closed on the worker – death would have been instantaneous – “I observed XXXXXXXX slumped by a machine identified as a ‘hangar blast,’ wherein it appeared that his head and neck had been caught in a door panel which operated mechanically,” the report said. “Witnesses indicated that XXXXX had been attempting to retrieve an object from inside the hangar when the door slammed shut, trapping XXXXXXXX. Efforts to extract XXXXX from the machine were unsuccessful, leading to his demise”)
GUARDING/LOTO FATALITYWorker dies after falling into tire shredder at recycling plant (worker, 26 was killed in a tire shredder at a recycling plant – he was sucked into the machine and couldn’t get free)
Worker treated at hospital after industrial accident in Oldcastle (it was reported that a die allegedly slipped from a forklift and injured a worker’s hand – the worker was transported to hospital, treated and released)
FLASH FIRE Man suffers severe burns after gas explosion near Suffolk airport (worker was flown to the hospital after suffering severe burns in a fire – he had been a temp worker and had been with the company for about nine months – he apparently tried using gasoline to light a heating boiler – it appears the fire came back into the gas can and exploded the burning gas onto him)