Industrial
Union Pacific railroad worker killed by train near Wallula (worker, 54, was killed by a train at 5:30 a.m. along the railroad track – no other details)
CRUSHED Worker killed in apparent accident at Manning Supply (worker, 57, was crushed and killed while handling large panel doors on the company’s lot -several workers were transferring building materials, including the doors, from one semi-trailer to another – during the process, several doors shifted, striking the victim and pinning him against the wall of the trailer)
ELECTRICAL 1 electric worker killed, 1 hurt during East Texas repairs (one electric worker has died and another was hurt after being shocked while repairing downed power lines after a traffic accident – two contract workers were dispatched to do repairs when both were accidentally shocked – the victims were transported to a hospital, where one was declared dead and the other was treated for serious injuries)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Worker killed in forklift mishap at FDNY parts depot (worker was killed when he became pinned between a forklift and a delivery truck when he put the forklift in neutral and placed it next to his van – when he left the heavy machinery to retrieve something from the van, the forklift somehow started rolling, crushing him between the van and the forklift – cops responding to the scene at 12:35 p.m. found the man unconscious and unresponsive – EMS brought him to a Hospital, where he was pronounced dead)
LANDFILL FATALITY Worker’s Body Found After Being Buried in Trash at Landfill (body of a missing landfill worker, 49, who was buried when a mound of garbage and dirt slid down onto him has been found under roughly 40 feet of trash – he was driving a garbage compactor when trash slid down and covered the machine – he likely died of blunt force trauma to the head, but the official cause won’t be determined until an autopsy)
FIREWORKS FATALITY Two workers die in TN fireworks unit accident (two men died and a woman suffered injuries in an accident at a fireworks manufacturing unit – when the shift began in the morning, a blast occurred in one of the rooms reducing it to rubble – two workers both 50, died on the spot while worker, 35, suffered injuries)
QUARRY FATALITY Man killed in industrial accident at quarry near Orillia, Ont. (worker, 31, was killed in an industrial accident at a quarry – worker was pronounced dead at the scene – offcials have not specified the cause or circumstances of his death)
FATAL FALL from DRILL RIG Lamesa mourns loss of 62-year-old Danny Smith, killed in oilfield accident (worker, 62, died following an oilfield industrial accident after he fell about 25 feet off a platform)
Worker seriously hurt in industrial accident (worker was trapped under a large pile of cardboard at a facility at about 6:15 a.m. – employee was transported to a hospital in serious condition)
HYDROFLUORIC ACID One worker remains hospitalized from Phillips 66 Ferndale leak (one contract worker remained hospitalized after a hydrofluoric acid leak at a refinery – five other contract workers and one refinery employee were released from the hospital after being treated for exposure to hydrofluoric acid – workers were exposed while the 101,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery had units shut down for an overhaul – leak was from the refinery’s alkylation unit – the hydrofluoric acid release forced workers at the refinery to shelter indoors for about an hour)
PORT FATALITY Port employee dies in hospital after serious workplace injury at Wellington’s CentrePort (worker, 60, has died in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries at work – he was injured in an empty container depot)
Employee falls while on the job at Virginia Beach STIHL Inc. location (worker, who is in his 40s, fell while on the job – the cause of the accident is still under investigation – he was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries)
NITROGEN FATALITY Tanks did not cause chemical leak at Xytex, investigators say (new details are being released about the liquid nitrogen leak – the tanks did not cause the chemical leak, they believe there was a malfunction with the system – investigators say the alarm went off a total of three times the day of the accident, 1:43pm, 3:26pm, and 3:44pm – state fire marshal cited the company and its supplier for violations involving the liquid nitrogen tank that caused the deadly leak – the leak killed a deputy and put three additional deputies and a worker in the hospital – company is still prohibited from using the tanks)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITIES Nine workers die in Latur oil mill’s chemical tank (seven workers asphyxiated while cleaning a chemical tank in an oil mill – chemicals in the tank reacted with the cleansing solution which proved to be fatal – a group of workers had gone to clean the tank in evening, but did not come out for hours, following which mill authorities raised an alarm – dead bodies were found stacked inside the tank when police reached to the spot – a strong stringent smell was coming out of the chemical tank and one live electric wire was also found inside it – post mortem reports would confirm whether workers died due to suffocation or electrocution – the injured worker is said to be out of danger and undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITY – ENGULFMENT Workers killed on the job near Rochester, New York (worker, 50, was killed while taking part in the unloading of fertilizer from a railroad car – the deceased and two coworkers were offloading fertilizer from a railroad car, when an apparent jam in the chute took place – the deceased climbed to the top of the car to physically clear the chute—which, according to reports, frequently becomes clogged with coagulated fertilizer—at which point he lost his balance, fell in to fertilizer, and was unable to pull himself out – fellow workers and bystanders tried to extricate him by hand and shovel – emergency crews were also quick to respond but unable to remove him)
LOTO – PRESS MAINTENANCE FATALITY Worker, 49, was fatally injured at an electronic parts supplier (he was in the vicinity when maintenance was being performed on the factory’s 200 ton press – a block, made of unknown material, was being used as a safety brace to hold the presses mechanism open – without warning the press was engaged, subsequently crushing the block, which exploded and showered the worker with shrapnel)
BURNS NC factory worker burned by boiling dye (factory worker was burned by dye in an industry accident around 8 a.m. – worker suffered burns to more than 30 percent of his body after fabric dye boiled over and onto his body – he was conscious and speaking to paramedics at the scene)
FATAL FALL from DRILL RIG Hardin County man killed after fall at well site (an oilfield worker, 58, was killed in a fall – he was killed after he fell from an ‘elevated position’ while working at a well site just before 10:30 a.m.)
QUARRY FATALITY Ontario miner dies in tragic accident at Walker Aggregates’ Severn Quarry (a fatal accident occurred at a – worker, 31, with nearly five years of experience at the quarry was pronounced dead at the scene – how the man died has not been made public, but it was said that he was killed using a piece of machinery)
AMPUTATION Worker loses hand to industrial accident (worker, 23, lost his hand during an industrial accident at a plastic manufacturing company – he got his right hand severed from the wrist by a molder after his boss caused the plastic-making machine to operate faster than usual)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Forklift Operator Dies In Accident (worker, 35, died after a forklift accident – worker on a forklift was driving on the back of a flatbed truck when the accident occurred – when the forklift fell off the truck, the driver fell out of the forklift which then fell on the driver at approximately 2 p.m. – victim was deceased when law enforcement and rescue officials arrived on the scene)
FATAL EXPLOSION National chemical safety investigators to look into deadly DeRidder paper mill explosion (according to initial reports, the explosion took place while contractors performed welding on a tank during a facility shut down – explosion was powerful enough to cause the tank to fly and land in a different area of the plant – victims, 32, 40 and 42, in the explosion were identified by local authorities – UPDATE: as the investigation continues into the explosion, preliminary signs indicate that there was no fire at all – the explosion at the facility may have been caused by steam over pressuring a vessel)
CHEMICAL REACTION Chemical explosion at Selbyville chicken plant critically injures worker (an early morning explosion at a chicken processing plant at around 3:06 AM, was caused by a 34-year-old male worker mixing chemicals in a 2 and half gallon sprayer to clean the area, but the mixture reacted violently and caused an explosion – worker was reportedly severely injured and had to be transported to a Medical Center where he was treated for facial trauma and chemical burns – state hazmat teams determined the scene safe and cleared by 5:30 AM)
FATAL EXPLOSION Officials finally able to recover body of man killed in pipeline explosion (worker missing after the pipeline explosion is deceased and his body recovered from the scene – worker’s identity was verified and he joined that company last November – he had been working as a pipeliner for the last eight years – the explosion occurred at around 7 p.m. while six employees were on the scene performing routine maintenance)
OIL RIG EXPLOSION One Injured In Pittsburg County Gas Well Explosion (a gas well exploded when a worker went to open a valve just after noon – the victim stopped, dropped and rolled before another worker ran over with an extinguisher – that worker was able to stop the victim from burning and moved him to a safe spot away from the fire – no one else was injured, and an exact cause is under investigation – officials said the well that exploded had been worked on – the fire burned the victim from the waist down, with the most severe burns below his knees)
EXPLOSION Round Rock Plant Explosion Injures One, Causes Structural Damage To Building (police urged residents to avoid the area after an explosion – one person has reportedly been injured in the explosion – incident occurred just after 2 p.m. when – preliminary investigation revealed that the explosion occurred inside the building as two employees were working inside – one of those employee suffered serious burns, and was transported to a Medical Center – the explosion was powerful enough to cause some structural damage to the building)
HOTWORK FIRE Fire at Camrett takes out cooling unit (a fire destroyed an outside cooling unit that hadn’t been used since the facility served as a textile factory – a 1:51 p.m. call reported that smoke was coming out of the cooling unit and the first fire truck arrived within 10 to 15 minutes – business was in the process of dismantling the cooling units and the fire started when the welding torch being used to to take the unit down ignited plastic – no one was injured and the main facility was not damaged)
FATAL HOTWORK EXPLOSION Fatal explosion at Bai Hassan field (three workers died when a leaky storage tank exploded – a welding team inadvertently ignited a leak near storage tanks – preliminary reports indicate the fire occurred “during a routine welding operation”)
REFINERY FIRE FIRE, EXPLOSION REPORTED AT TORRANCE REFINERY, POLICE SAY (Torrance Police Department issued an alert for the city, notifying them that the Refinery had an explosion and fire around 6 a.m. and 36 firefighters responded to the refinery – fire crews knocked down the blaze within 30 minutes – it was unclear what caused the fire – no injuries were reported, and the fire did not impact anything offsite)
EXPLOSION Flamanville plant in northern France has been hit by a massive explosion
(an explosion at a nuclear power plant caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation – a ventilator had exploded outside the nuclear zone at the plant – five people suffered smoke inhalation but there were no serious injuries)
EXPLOSION Massive explosion rocks Anhui chemical plant, no deaths reported (no deaths have been reported in the massive explosion that ripped through a chemical plant around 10:40pm – two plant employee were slightly injured in the blast, and were both sent to local hospitals for treatment for minor cuts caused by glass debris – preliminary investigation suggests the explosion was caused by the ignition of fuel)
POWER PLANT FATALITY One person dead after accident at the Martin Lake Power Plant in Tatum (one person was killed in an accident at the Power Plant – a contractor had a fatal accident at the plant – the cause of the accident is currently under investigation – No plant employees were involved in the accident)
FATAL FUMES Fatal Accident by Fish Processing Plant (one man is dead and another one has been hospitalized after a work-related accident at a fish processing company – the two men had been staying in sleeping quarters a short distance from the processing plant, and it is believed that fumes spread from the plant to where they were sleeping – one of them was found dead, but the other one was transported to hospital)
FATAL FALL Contractor dies after falling from power plant roof (a man died after falling from a roof at a Power Plant – he fell to his death shortly after 8 a.m. – victim was employed by an industrial cleaning contractor to clean a fly-ash silo at the plant – he suffered a fatal fall from the roof of the boiler area)
AMMONIA Michigan Beverage Plant Ammonia Leak Hospitalizes Worker (an ammonia leak at a beverage plant has left one worker hospitalized – a contractor struck an ammonia line causing a break that forced the building’s evacuation – one woman suffered severe eye irritation – firefighters flushed her eyes before paramedics transported her to a hospital where she was reported in stable condition – no other injuries were reported – fire crews allowed employees back inside the facility after the air was deemed safe)
Construction
Worker killed in Geneva Commons tower accident (maintenance worker, 47 was killed in an accident inside a tower at a shopping center just before noon – rescuers found two men in a service bucket – one man was conscious and the other unconscious and unresponsive – paramedics then determined the victim had died – the two men were working on the equipment associated with carillon clock tower – it took emergency workers three hours to remove the body – no preliminary cause and manner of death have been announced and a full autopsy is scheduled – there are reports that the man was crushed, but officials have not yet released the cause of death)
TRENCH FATALITY City worker killed in trench collapse in Forest Glen (construction worker, 41, died after a trench collapsed shortly after 1 p.m. – he was working on a sewer being replaced when the trench caved in – rescue workers pulled the victim from the trench and he was taken to a Hospital but did not survive)
Worker killed in Henderson County construction accident (worker, 45, died in a construction accident – a construction crew was working in a building at around 2:15 p.m. when roof trusses collapsed in a domino effect – worker was killed in the collapse – officials say the collapse may have been caused by the wind)
Horror as worker in mid 20s killed in ‘concrete mixer accident’ on building site (worker, aged in his mid 20s, suffered serious injuries “while working with concrete” and died despite paramedics fighting to save him – he was declared dead at the scene)
BURNS Del. construction worker badly burned in accident (construction worker, 21, was badly burned in an accident at a work site – he was on the back of a truck trying to thaw a hose – the hose broke, spraying oil on the man, which then ignited after touching an open flame – worker was burned on about 40 percent of his body and was flown to a burn center where he was admitted in critical condition)
Worker dies after construction accident in Greenville Co. (construction worker, 64, has died after an accident on the job at about 2:35 p.m. – he was pronounced dead at a Hospital – he was working at a home – workers were using a pulley system to raise and lower pallets of bricks to different scaffolding levels when he pulled on the rope to raise another pallet up to a co-worker, and the pulley came loose and dropped, striking him on the head)
Man dies in construction site accident in east Mecklenburg County (worker died at a construction site when an object fell on him – initial reports indicated crews responded to a trench collapse at the accident site – officials have not said what fell on the man and no further information has been released)
TRENCH Worker injured during excavation accident near Boeing facility (subcontractor suffered an injury while working on a trench bearing some fiber lines – while the workers were running machinery, a worker was sent down into a hole – while down the hole, a sidewall shifted causing the man to be entrapped for around five minutes – he was freed by coworkers and taken to a Hospital for treatment)
WORKZONE FATALITY County employee killed in worksite accident (worker, 59, was killed – he was part of a work crew doing maintenance on the 4th street and was walking along the north shoulder of 4th street when a dump truck backing up behind him didn’t see him and ran him over – he was taken to a local hospital where he died)
CRANE FATALITY Construction Worker Killed After Metromover Crash in Downtown Miami (shortly before 1 a.m., a car from the system that runs through the city collided with a crane, throwing two workers from that construction equipment – accident left one person dead and halted service on the city’s Metromover – worker, 43, fell to the ground while the second worker was dangling from his harness – both were taken to a Hospital, where the worker that fell died and the worker who was tied off was later released)
WORKZONE FATALITY Highway 17 mudslide worker killed in construction truck accident (two workers who were part of the crew attempting to clear a massive mudslide off Highway 17 were run over by a construction truck – the two men were pinned under the truck’s wheels, and one worker, 54, died minutes later – the second injured worker was rushed to a hospital)
WORKZONE FATALITY MoDOT worker dies after accident on Highway F (MoDOT worker, 28, has died from injuries sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident – he was injured at 12:20 p.m. when a 2016 International Dump truck backed into him while he was standing in roadway – he was transported to a Hospital, where he was later airlifted to another Hospital where he passed away)
Worker injured in construction accident in Prince George’s County (worker was injured in a construction accident and sustained non-life-threatening injuries – “someone was run over”)
WORKZONE FATALITY DOT worker sent to hospital after early morning Rhinebeck crash (an auto accident sent one state DOT worker to the hospital at 5:40 a.m. – northbound car crashed into a DOT front end loader that was working to clear snow from the shoulders of the bridge – the DOT worker operating the front end loader was transported to a Hospital for medical evaluation – driver of the car refused medical assistance)
FATAL FALL thru FLOOR Construction worker dies after falling through floor at old Lanett Mill; investigation underway (construction worker, 50, died after a portion of the floor gave way and fell to the ground – worker was removing wood floor boards and a section of the flooring gave way and the worker fell – worker died at the hospital from his injuries)
WORKZONE FATALITY TWO KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON N1, MOTORISTS URGED TO BE CAUTIOUS (female construction worker was killed when she was knocked down by a motor vehicle, while a male passenger in the vehicle also died – driver of the car is in a serious condition and was taken to hospital)
ELECTROCUTED Man dies in Parksville workplace accident (two men were working on rain gutters of a building at the time of the accident – workers are believed to have been on a ladder or ladders repairing or installing rain gutters at the top of the 2.5 story building – there are unconfirmed reports that for some reason they came into contact with live hydro wires that were strung along the back of the building – fire crews tried to resuscitate one of the men but he was later pronounced dead at the scene – second man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries)
ELECTRICAL 18-year-old lineman ‘critical’ after being shocked in Orange Park (lineman, 18, is in critical condition after he was shocked while working Monday outside a strip mall just after 5:30 p.m. – lineman was shocked while laying fiber optic line under the roadway for public utilities – he was sending the line through a conduit with compressed air – the line got away from them for several hundred feet and then snaked up into the air about 75 feet, coming in contact with a power line – two transformers exploded, bringing wires down, blocking all lanes of U.S. 17 and causing hundreds of people to lose electricity – the three other crewmen who had been trying to control the fiber line started running, but the injured worker, who had been holding the line when it hit the wires, collapsed after he was shocked)
WORKZONE Man charged with hitting construction worker, driving off from Tolland (a man is in custody after police say he hit a construction zone worker then led officers on a brief chase – accident happened just before 2 a.m. – the driver, 40, is accused of driving off after he hit the victim, 49 – worker was taken by ambulance to the a trauma center – he is expected to be okay and suffered only minor injuries)
OSHA investigating fatal construction accident in Charleston (worker, 47, died of blunt force trauma in a construction accident – he died at the scene but does not detail what occurred)
FALL from SCAFFOLDING Worker on Notre Dame project injured in fall (subcontractor, 36, fell from scaffolding and injured his legs – he was working on the exterior of the building when he fell about 8:30 a.m. and suffered fractures to both legs – injuries are not considered life-threatening)
WORKZONE FATALITY Worker killed by manhole cover after it was struck by traffic cone (an upright manhole cover tipped over and killed a man, 31, working on it after it was struck by a rolling traffic cone hit by a passing car – he was working to replace a seal on a manhole cover just after 2pm – he was kneeling at the manhole, when a car passed by and clipped a traffic cone next to where he was working – the traffic cone tipped over and rolled and struck the manhole cover, which tipped over and struck the worker on the head)
SCAFFOLDING Worker fighting for his life and another suffers eye injuries after scaffolding collapses in north London (victim and a second man, who was also injured, were struck after metal beams from the building site came crashing to the ground – scaffolding collapsed on the two men)
FATAL FALL Worker dies in four-storey fall at Fredericton construction site (foreman is dead after a fall at a construction site at about 9:30 a.m. – he fell approximately 12.5 metres from the fourth story of the building)
WORKZONE IDOT Worker Struck by Semi on Rt. 38 in DeKalb County (a Department of Transportation worker, 61, was hospitalized with moderate injuries after being struck by a semi-truck around 8:30 a.m. – he was inside an IDOT vehicle that was parked in the roadway to complete roadway repairs – semi struck the IDOT vehicle in the rear, causing moderate damage to both vehicles)
AMPUTATION by CRANE Worker loses leg in rebar horror (worker, 27, a welder was making large steel reinforcing cages which were moved by overhead traveling cranes – when one of these cranes broke down, a colleague asked him to climb more than six metres up the crane supports to re-set the controls – while he was resetting the faulty crane, his left leg was crushed when he came into contact with another overhead crane – his leg was later amputated below the knee)
Worker Seriously Burned in Park Avenue High-Rise Fire, Officials Say (worker was seriously burned during a flash fire in a high-rise – he was on the 37th floor at about 8:51 a.m. when the fast-moving blaze broke out – worker suffered serious burns to the hand and was treated at a burn center – circumstances surrounding the fire weren’t immediately clear)
HOTWORK FIRE Contractors accidentally cause fire at downtown Charleston Coast Guard station (roof contractors accidentally started a fire at the US Coast Guard station – the contractors were welding when the flame caught some insulation at the building just after 4 p.m. – firefighters arrived in four minutes and reported a fire on or near the roof area of the building – fire was contained to a section of the roof and an adjoining wall, causing limited damage to the building near an area under repair by a roofing contractor)
Miscellaneous
Doorman dies after freak accident while shoveling snow (Doorman dies after freak accident while shoveling snow when he slipped while shoveling snow, tumbled down the stairs and had his throat slit as his head crashed through a window – he suffered deep cuts to his neck and face, was rushed to a Hospital, but couldn’t be saved)
CHAINSAW FATALITY Tree surgeon dies from neck injury after chainsaw accident in south-east London (tree surgeon died after he is thought to have injured himself with a chainsaw – worker, believed to be in his 30s, suffered a neck injury during the incident – despite the extensive efforts the patient died at the scene)
WOODCHIPPER FATALITY NJ landscaper killed in ‘tragic accident’ with wood chipper recalled as a hard worker (worker, 24, owned his own landscaping business and was a victim of an accident involving a wood chipper – he died from injuries suffered while operating the machine)
ELEVATOR SHAFT FATALITY Man killed in elevator shaft at TMH (contract worker, 60, conducting maintenance in an elevator shaft was killed – after an hours-long search and rescue operation that included pulling three people from an elevator stuck between the ground and first floor officials found the worker dead – officials were unsure of the details that led to his death, primarily why he was working in the shaft with an operational elevator – he was responding to a maintenance request – he was working alone)
TREE TRIMMING FATALITY Tree Trimmer’s Body Found in South Sacramento Tree (tree trimmer, 39, his chainsaw hanging next to him, was pinned to a branch that snapped and fouled his safety lines, killing him)
COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER EXPLOSION Worker killed in Dunedin cruise ship explosion identified (a gas canister is believed to have exploded on board the ship – no one else was injured – the ship was not damaged in the explosion but it remained at Port as the investigation continues – crew member was filling a nitrogen gas bottle and one of the cylinders exploded, tragically killing the crew member)
FATAL FALL Worker falls to death while dismantling Central carnival ride (worker, 27, fell to his death while dismantling a roller coaster – initial investigation showed it was an accident as there were no signs of foul play, adding that the victim had a valid work permit – at around 10 a.m., the worker was dismantling one of the rides when a six-meter-high platform collapsed – victim fell and his head hit the ground, rendering him unconscious – he was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital)
Gasoline fumes sparked Monday blaze at Hurlbert Toyota (investigators have determined that a two-alarm fire that damaged the rear of Toyota dealership was caused by gasoline fumes that were ignited by a propane water heater – gasoline was placed in an unsealed container that’s normally used for waste motor oil – the container was stored in a closed room with a propane-fired water heater located about 10 feet away – it appears the fumes from the open container found their way into the pilot of the propane tank, causing the container to ignite – worker who tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher was treated for some minor burns at the scene)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITIES Mumbai: 3 die while cleaning septic tank (3 workers died and another fell ill after inhaling poisonous fumes while cleaning a septic tank – incident took place around 9.30 am when four workers were cleaning a septic tank at a private residence – the fourth worker, 35, is receiving treatment at the hospital and is said to be in a stable condition – when they descended inside the tank, three of them inhaled poisonous fumes and collapsed inside the tank – two of them died in the tank – the fire brigade was called in, which lifted the four out – workers were not wearing any safety equipment such as gas masks, helmets or gloves)
FATAL EXPLOSION Update: Factoryville Borough maintenance and sewer plant operator Steven Swift killed in Monday evening explosion (maintenance manager and sewer plant operator, 43, was killed in an explosion while using heavy equipment – he was operating heavy equipment while conducting a controlled burn at approximately 6:30 p.m. when an explosion occurred, resulting in his death – it appears it was caused by a can of gas that somehow got into the burning rubble, and he died of multiple traumatic injuries from that explosion)
EXPLOSION One hurt in explosion at school bus garage (a liquid propane fuel cell exploded inside a maintenance garage at a bus company blowing overhead garage doors off their tracks and sending one worker to the hospital – maintenance workers were inside the garage working on a school bus when the explosion occurred – cause of the explosion remains unexplained)
EXPLOSION Two men recovering from injuries in explosion, fire (two men remain hospitalized with injuries suffered in an explosion and fire – one employee was listed in serious condition in intensive care – the explosion and fire remains under investigation by the state fire marshal – the cause of the explosion and fire appears to be accidental, although it officially will remain undetermined in origin until the fire marshal’s office completes testing)
FATAL HOTWORK FIRE Welding torch may have caused South Korea mall fire that killed four (a fire in a South Korea shopping mall killed four and injured more than 40 others – police suspect that sparks from a welding torch might have started the fire in a kids’ play area in the mall – two of the four who died were builders and the others were a mall worker and a shopper – most of the 47 injured complained of smoke inhalation – play area was closed at the time of the fire)
HOTWORK FIRE Commercial fire extinguished at Jordan Transformer (a tarp caught on fire as an employee was welding inside a plant welding shop – when the officers arrived on scene, heavy smoke was billowing out from the plant building – by the time firefighters arrived on scene, the fire was mostly extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Boy dies after hit by a ‘forklift truck’ at Scottish farm (a three-year-old boy was tragically killed after being run down by a ‘reversing forklift truck’ on a farm)