Slips, Trips & Falls page 11 – Safety Engineering (SAFTENG)

Slip, Trips, and Falls #11

updated 05/06/2010

FALL FATALITY Man dies after scaffolding fall at private school (a man, 50, has died after falling from scaffolding – he plunged 30ft as he worked – the father-of-three was rushed to the an Infirmary but was dead on arrival – he was erecting stonework at an extension when the accident happened around 9.40am)

Teen Worker Killed in Fall, A teenager working on a California remodeling project died last week after falling about 15 feet from the roof of the building. Levy Manuel Rojas-Calderon died of head injuries received on impact; he was not wearing a hard hat. Rojas-Calderon had been doing framing work on an old dairy building when the accident happened. Frantic co-workers tried to save his life, but were unsuccessful. Read the story at the Gilroy Dispatch

Worker Injured At Downtown Construction Site, City of Las Vegas, A construction worker on the 23rd floor of a downtown high-rise construction site was injured when a gust of wind lifted a wood form and knocked the worker over Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities probe Howell man’s fall from Target, Asbury Park Press, Authorities are probing the cause of an iron worker’s 25-foot fall from the Target building under construction on Route 23 on Sunday.

UPDATE Bassi Construction & Masonry Ltd. fined $65,000 for Health and Safety violation (a bricklayer was standing on a second-level section of a scaffold platform and was receiving a shipment of bricks when the scaffold section suddenly failed and the worker fell about four metres (13 feet, two inches) to the ground below – the worker suffered injuries to the arm and leg)

Workers at BP Refinery Hospitalized (about 90 contract workers at the refinery were sent to hospitals overnight for medical observation after reporting they were feeling ill – all the workers, whose complaints included eye irritation and nausea, had been released from local hospitals – the workers who fell ill were part of a group of about 400 working on a crude distillation unit that’s been shut down since Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005 – he said monitoring personnel checked the air for sources that could have caused the workers to become sick and detected nothing – there was no evidence of a release or leak of any kind)

Bridge worker dies in fall as platform breaks away, tumbles 82 feet (a carpenter, 36, died at the project when a work platform he occupied detached from the bridge and plunged 82 feet to the ground – he is the fifth worker to die at the I-280 bridge construction site – authorities do not yet know what caused the platform to break away from the bridge)

Report: Filipino survives 5-story fall in Caribbean (a 54-year-old carpentry foreman miraculously survived after falling five stories down a laundry chute of a hotel construction site – fell from the 22nd to the 17th floor while working on the laundry chute – “Because he used all the safety gear his injuries were minor, as he only required several stitches. He suffered lacerations to his face and leg,”)

Construction worker falls twenty feet from scaffolding (the winds were responsible for a construction accident at a downtown high rise condo development – two construction workers were injured, one of them critically, while working on the roof – three workers were taking down scaffolding from the top floor when the winds knocked over the unit they were attached to)

Chesnee Man Dies In Accident At Gaffney Plant (a man was killed in an accident at a distribution plant – about 5 p.m.,the worker, 23, died when the lift he was using tilted – he fell about 30 feet to the floor)

Worker OK After He Falls Through Roof (a worker performing repairs on top of a bank got something be didn’t “bank” on, a fall through the roof – that while the man was helping to repair the roof, he somehow fell through a hole and dropped 10-feet to the ground below him)

SeverCorr construction worker reportedly OK after falling at site (a worker fell 30 feet – the worker was installing ductwork “up in the air” – no other details)

Female Construction Worker Critically Injured In Fall (a construction site accident left a 24-year-old woman in critical condition – the female victim apparently fell through an opening in a concrete floor on the 11th story of the building under construction – she fell 30 feet, landing on the 9th floor)

UPDATE Report: Crew erected safety fence minutes after fatal fall (a construction crew was erecting a safety railing just after one of their co-workers plunged 30 feet and was being worked on by paramedics – the newspaper reports that a police officer said the workers ignored repeated orders from cops on the scene to stop nailing up a safety railing inside the downtown building where a worker died last week after falling from a second floor ledge – the officer — who spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity — says the work on the railing continued as paramedics tried to save the 24-year-old construction worker – a police captain says several of his co-workers were questioned by police after the incident and denied any knowledge of the railing being installed after the accident – the captain says those workers will be interviewed again by investigators – OSHA is investigating the accident)

SeverCorr construction worker reportedly OK after falling at site (a worker fell 30 feet – the worker was installing ductwork “up in the air” – no other details)

Alberni Worker Killed In Waterfront Accident (an industrial accident involving a log barge and tug boat claimed the life of an unidentified worker – a worker had fallen from the front of the log barge onto the back deck of a tug boat that was positioned in front of the log barge)

Fatal fall for Enemalta worker (an employee, 59, lost his life in an accident while performing work on electricity cables – an investigation is underway to shed light on the accident, however it is believed the worker fell from the ladder while working on cables – upon falling, the worker hit his head on a nearby wall which resulted in serious injuries)

LOCK IT OUT!!! UPDATE Safety harness being checked when recycling worker died (a harness that could have prevented the worker falling to his death in an industrial baler had been removed for a safety test – he died aged 33 at the Recycling Centre – he had been attempting to clear a blockage and had fallen into the machine at the site – the inquest heard how he had attempted to clear the blockage on his own, without anyone watching him – the conveyor belt had been shut off, but the baler had been left running – all the workers who gave evidence said they had taken the shortcut of not isolating the power to the baler completely before removing an obstruction)

Worker Falls, Prompts High-Angle Rescue (a man fell and became stuck on a platform that was below ground level but above water at a construction site on a river bank prompting a high-angle rescue around 8:45 a.m. – the victim fell and became stuck on a platform that was below ground level, but above the water)

2 workers hurt in Montrose scaffold collapse (two workers were hurt when their scaffolding collapsed while they were installing siding on an addition to a private home – the workers did not appear to have life-threatening injuries from the 30-foot fall – other employees said that they noticed the structure buckling and saw the two victims yelling for help just moments before everything came crashing down – no word on cause)

Construction worker rescued: Man falls 15 feet into hole, saved by … (a construction worker, 46, after he fell approximately 15 feet into a hole – fell a little more than 12 feet into a coffer dam – no particulars regarding the fall)

Ladder Fall Kills County Worker, An electronics specialist working for Pima County, AZ, died after tumbling from a ladder. John Andrews, 48, fell from a ladder and struck his head while working on a fire alarm system. The county’s Risk Management Department and OSHA are investigating. Read the article at the Tucson Citizen

Mechanic Killed In ELP Ramp Mishap (a 64-year-old contract mechanic was sucked into the right turbofan of a 737 while he was checking for an oil leak on the engine – he was pulled into the engine when it spooled up, apparently as part of a maintenance check – a National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman said that there had been an earlier problem with the engine he was working on so its cowling was removed at the time of the accident)

UPDATE Work site accident kills man (a man died Thursday from head injuries he received when he fell off a roof at a construction site on Jan. 5 – the man, 48, owner of the company was working on a restaurant when he fell off the roof and landed on his head)

At least 3 workers die as scaffold collapses (at least three workers died when the scaffold they were standing on to clean a chimney at a cement factory collapsed – it seriously injured 23 other workers on the large platform when it fell 30 metres – authorities were investigating the cause of the accident – the fire department speculated that the platform may have collapsed because it had exceed its weight limit)

AEP Accident Victim Not Required To Wear Harness (company officials said a worker who suffered serious injuries when he fell was not required to wear a harness – the 42-year-old man sustained broken bones when he fell about 15 feet – the man worked for a contracting company and was climbing a ladder to get onto a scaffold when he fell)

Worker Killed In Fall At Fort Worth Hospital (investigators are trying to determine if a man’s frantic effort to avoid lightning, during severe weather, may have led to his death – a masonry worker fell to his death – the order was given to come off the scaffolding – the accident happened as employees attempted to get out of the weather – he stumbled off the scaffold even with all the safety features in place – he tumbled from the 6th floor to the 3rd floor – a distance of about 40-feet)

Worker Killed In Fall From High-Rise Project (a construction worker died after he fell 46 floors at an apartment building project -an ironworker was caulking when he fell from the 46th floor – the man had finished taking a break with another worker when the went to separate areas – the man had two sons who worked at the same project)

Construction accident kills worker (minutes after climbing onto a roof to lay shingles, a worker, 28, plunged 30 feet from the roof bouncing off a foundation wall and into the open basement of the house under construction – he landed on his back – he was bleeding from his ears and was unconscious and was struggling to breathe when police arrived around 10:15 a.m.)

Three workers injured in scaffolding accident (three workers were injured after the scaffolding they were working on gave way – the incident occurred around 11 a.m. when workers from a brick restoration company fell about three stories when their scaffolding collapsed – the workers had been restoring brick work on the building for about a year and were nearly completed with the project when the accident occurred – the workers were in the process of dismantling the right side of the track which supports the scaffolding – authorities are investigating whether that may have contributed to the accident)

Worker, 18, killed in construction accident (an 18-year-old man was killed in a construction accident after he fell into a hole in which a large drill was operating – the drill was mounted on the back of a truck when the driver noted the power “take off” and saw the drill drop down – he yelled to the worker, but no one answered – when he walked to the back of the truck he saw the worker in the hole)

Construction worker seriously injured at Ave Maria (a construction worker was air lifted the hospital after falling from a ladder – he was working on one of the buildings when something happened and he fell about 10 feet – he suffered a cut to the head and several other “bumps and bruises”)

Construction Worker Falls 35 Feet (a construction worker fell about 35 feet – officials say the man was wearing a harness, but it didn’t catch – the worker landed in a bush – he has injuries to his back

Construction worker hurt in New Milford fall (a 24-year-old construction worker suffered head and neck injuries when he fell about 20 feet off a ladder while he was working on the roof for a new townhouse – he was a member of a crew working on the peak of a second-story unit – he apparently lost his footing on the ladder)

Construction worker injured after fall at Marsha Sharp site (a construction worker suffered a broken arm and possible other serious injuries after falling 28 feet in the construction site – the victim fell into a hole that is 28 feet deep and 4.5 feet wide and was dug for tiers to support the freeway – the victim remained conscious after he fell, he suffered a broken arm and an injured foot – the construction crew was digging the hole with an auger (a drilling device used to dig holes for the tiers), which is mounted on the back of a work truck – the victim was working somewhere behind the truck and auger when he fell into the hole)

Worker ko’d as scaffold tower is blown over (a worker was knocked unconscious when he was hit on the head by falling scaffolding – the man, in his 20s, was rushed to the hospital with concussion after being struck by the 200kg aluminium tower – the accident was caused by a “freak gust of wind” at the building site (now there even calling a gust of wind “Freak”) – rescue teams launched an intricate attempt to lower the man to safety, amid initial fears he had suffered spinal injuries – amazingly the man suffered no serious injuries and is recovering after being discharged from hospital)

Man rescued from sewer after fall (a 21-year-old male construction worker fell about 25 feet underground at the intersection – he had stepped into an open manhole and fell down into a sewer that had work being done to it – he was injured in the fall and trapped underground – YFD personnel found the victim conscious and able to communicate with rescuers)

BREAKING NEWS: Construction worker injured at hospital garage (a construction worker sustained non life-threatening injuries yesterday, after a beam struck him while he was working on the parking garage – worker was in a bucket lift when the beam fell – it struck him in the bucket)

Construction worker dies at Jardine (one construction worker died and another was injured following an accident – worker died after falling from a forklift box – the box fell on top of him after he fell out – the other man in the box was injured)

Worker falls through roof at Avalon (a worker reportedly fell through a hole in a roof and was very seriously injured – the victim had fallen through a hole in the roof, apparently designed for some duct work or cables, and was not immediately noticed missing by employees who later went into the building and found the man on the ground)

Superintendent Dies in Fall, The superintendent is supposed to set and enforce limits on people at the jobsite. This one may have done that job just fine, but he forgot that a safety leader needs to show the way. Read the full story at SafetySmart.com

Beaumont rice-mill worker falls to his death (a rice mill worker fell about 23 feet to his death, apparently from an overhead catwalk – co-workers looking for him at end of their shift at 3 a.m. found the man at the bottom of a rice hopper – he was about 50 years old and had worked at the mill for six years)

Worker Falls, Breaks Ribs in Buckley Hall (a worker working in the building fell from a ladder – he was repositioning some lights – the injured man was able to get up and he walked to solicit help from other people in the building)

Build site accident injures worker (an accident at the construction site left one worker in the hospital – the construction worker, 28, was welding an angle on the roof of the structure from a platform lift – rain from the previous night had filled up some holes on the concrete surface below where he was working, making it hard for him to see them – the wheel of his lift fell into one hole sending the equipment onto its side – it was about 50 feet up – the fall broke his right arm in multiple places, dislocated his elbow and left him with scrapes and bruises from head to toe – he underwent a two-and-a-half-hour surgery to reconstruct his broken arm -the platform lifter was damaged during the fall and it had been determined a total loss)

Construction Worker Hurt In Highrise Fire (a construction worker was hurt after trying to put out a fire on the 10th floor of a building – the worker was welding on the 12th floor of a high-rise when part of the material he was working with fell two stories below – the super-heated metal ignited the plywood it landed on – the worker ran down, and burned both of his forearms trying to put out the flames)

Construction worker dies in 30-foot fall (a construction worker, 43, died after he fell 30 feet from the roof of a two-story building – he was walking backward while rolling out tar paper when he fell off the roof under construction – he died of trauma to his head and chest and internal injuries after falling face down in a mound of clay

Construction worker falls 30 feet at The Avenues (a construction worker fell approximately 30 feet while at work on a site – no details)

Construction Worker Falls Far Without Safety Gear (the 32 year old man was apparently walking along the top of the tank when he lost his footing and fell in – the man apparently fell into the tank and coworkers immediately called EMS – when paramedics arrived on the scene, they noticed he was more nearly 20 feet down and called fire crews to pull him out – FF who was part of the rescue team says the accident could have been prevented if the man had been wearing his safety gear – the other workers on the scene were not wearing their safety gear either)

Town suffers loss (man, 56, died after falling – he fell 30 feet from the roof of the building – he was renovating the building for use as a shop and storage barn for his custom harvesting business)

Worker dies in seven-story fall down elevator at Lauderdale condo (a worker died after falling seven stories down an elevator shaft – the man was working on the elevator and opened its door when he fell)

Worker, 59, dies after ladder fall (a man, 59, died in hospital after falling 15ft while carrying out work on an empty building – he suffered severe head injuries and was unconscious when he was found at the scene of the accident – one theory is that he had balanced a ladder on top of scaffolding – he then slipped, knocking the scaffolding over and sending him plunging to the ground – he would have been working about 15ft above the ground)

Workers Survive Scaffolding Collapse (two construction workers are recovering after surviving a scary scaffolding collapse – the men were working on an eight story building when a cable malfunctioned, dumping the men from the platform – safety harnesses kept them from falling all the way to the ground – luckily, some firefighters were nearby and were able to make a quick rescue – one of the men suffered a broken leg – the other worker had cuts on his head)

Worker falls from rooftop (the construction worker lost his balance and fell, feet-first, 60 feet onto the wooden roof of the neighboring building – no other details)

Builder breaks leg after falling off scaffolding (a man had to be airlifted to hospital with a fractured leg after falling off some scaffolding – the man, who was carrying some breeze blocks at the time, stepped off some low scaffolding and fell, around a metre, onto some pallets which broke as he landed on them)

OSHA Cites Shipman Inc. Following Worker Fatality, OSHA has cited Shipman Inc. after a worker died from a fall at the company’s worksite in Hueytown, Ala. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $61,300. “This tragic accident should not have happened,” said Roberto Sanchez, OSHA’s area director in Birmingham. “It could have been avoided if the employer had assured that adequate fall protection procedures and training programs were in place.”OSHA’s investigation began in response to the accident that took place June 13 as employees of the company were erecting a prefabricated metal building. A worker lost his balance and fell more than 30 feet to a concrete floor. Shipman was cited for two alleged repeat violations of safety and health standards. The citations, with proposed penalties of $39,500, were issued for hazards associated with the lack of fall protection while engaged in steel erection activities and the improper use of work platforms on vehicles. The company was cited for similar violations in October 2005. OSHA also issued citations for seven alleged serious violations and proposed penalties of $21,800. These citations included lack of adequate protection from falls; use of improper anchor points; failing to train employees in proper safety procedures; and exposing workers to other hazards. Serious citations are issued when there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from hazards about which the employer knew or should have known.

Sanitation worker critical after falling off of vehicle (a garbage company employee was injured when he was thrown from the back of his truck – was taken to Regional Trauma Center with head, chest and ankle injuries – was listed in critical condition – the accident occurred about 9:55 a.m. when the truck swerved to avoid a collision with another pickup truck – the garbage truck went onto a small bank – there was no contact between the vehicles – at some point, he was thrown off the truck – there are no marks on the telephone pole – one of the few pieces of physical evidence investigators had was the right side tire tracks of the garbage truck imprinted in the mud of the bank)

Death of construction worker investigated (authorities are investigating to determine the circumstances that led to a construction worker falling to his death from a rooftop – worker, 31, landed on his back and died from the fall – the County Medical Examiner’s office reported that he died from internal injuries with bleeding – none of the other workers witnessed the fall – the crew had finished the roofing work a day before he fell, and no one knows why he went back up on the roof)

Seven Construction Workers Injured After Scaffolding Collapses (seven workers were injured after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site – three workers were seriously injured and several others had broken bones – workers were laying bricks for a new shopping center when the 20-foot-high scaffolding gave way – one worker was on the scaffolding loading bricks and authorities believe the weight of the bricks may have caused the structure to collapse on top of the six others on the ground who were injured – other workers on scene acted quickly to free the victims from the structure – officials said their attempts to help could have caused more injuries – the two victims most seriously injured were underneath the scaffolding when it fell – photos @ link)

Man killed in roofing accident in Thompson (a construction worker was killed on the job after falling 17 feet off scaffolding that was mounted against a house – worker, 47, was part of a roofing company crew installing a new roof on a two-story home when he fell off aluminum scaffolding around 11 a.m. – he was transported to Hospital by ambulance – he succumbed to injuries sustained from the fall and was pronounced dead at 11:42 a.m.)

Andover carpenter suffers head injury in 24-foot fall (a 22-year-old man was listed in stable condition after he fell on his head from second-floor staging into the cellar of a home under construction – he was working with a framing crew when he slipped off staging – according to site workers, their crew member fell 24 feet through a stairwell, struck a staircase on the way down, and was seen hitting head first)

Construction worker OK after fall from ladder (a construction worker survived a 30-foot fall from a ladder – he was working with a construction company on a private house when he fell around 3:30 p.m. – the ladder may have given out under him – the icy conditions may have contributed to the fall as well)

Contract Worker Hurt at UTC (the worker fell off some indoor scaffolding and tumbled down about six feet – no other details)

Man hurt in city crane accident (the man suffered neck and back injuries in the incident – fire crews freed him after he was trapped when a crane fell on scaffolding – no further details at the moment)

Worker falls to death in skyscraper blaze (a man fell to his death and dozens of others were trapped above the blaze after a fire broke out at a 37-storey skyscraper under construction – another labourer also died and 57 people were injured – some of the workers were trying to climb down on cables – one guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell – police confirmed that one worker died in a fall – another was died in the building after suffering a severe head injury while fleeing the smoke – three of the injured were in a serious condition – as hundreds of onlookers watched stunned, firefighters smashed windows to reach a man perched for more than an hour on a 13th-floor ledge – it was not immediately clear why those trapped near the roof were unable to make their way to lower floors)

Worker Dies After Falling from Roof (a construction worker, 26, fell to his death while finishing up a roofing project – just before 9:30, crews were working on the building – the building previously served as a church and has steep roofs – the new roofing project was nearly complete, when a worker slipped and fell – there were two ladders going up to the roof with the scaffolding across and apparently he slid on to that and bounced off the scaffolding and fell to the ground)

Worker killed in UPEI accident identified (worker, 53, died shortly after a fall from a construction site – he fell and he was elevated at the time, but we can’t get into specifics as to where he was and what he was doing at the time of his fall)

UPDATED: EMS called to scene of construction accident (a construction worker was operating a Bobcat vehicle when he fell off of a retaining wall – the vehicle landed upside down on its roof pinning the worker inside – took EMS workers at least 30 minutes to extract him from the vehicle)

Worker falls to death from seventh floor (worker, 25, was killed when he fell from the seventh floor of a 10-storey residential building under construction – accident reportedly occurred when the worker was stacking concrete blocks on the seventh floor for a side wall – he fell through a gap that was left unfilled to lift the blocks from the ground floor)

Worker dies after fall from roof (a construction worker, 24, died after he fell from the roof of a three-story home under construction – he landed headfirst onto the frozen ground about 9:45 a.m. – he was a roofer – he was with a crew working on a home)

Man survives tumble in crane (a man, 53, survived a 30-foot fall when the crane he was operating tumbled from an overpass at a highway construction project – he was in one of two cranes hoisting a large I-beam that spanned the overpass where it crosses the railroad tracks north of Interstate 90 when the crane fell from the eastbound lanes of the overpass – it looked like a crane at the south side of the overpass hoisted its boom too high, pulling the concrete I-beam away from the second crane, causing it to fall – the boom separated from the crane and lay mangled along a portion of the overpass – the I-beam fell onto the railroad tracks)

Tree cutter seriously injured after fall in Chestnut Ridge (a 28-year-old tree cutter suffered severe head, neck and facial injuries when part of the tree he was working on collapsed and he fell about 30 feet – he and another man were cutting down a tree when the accident happened – he was standing on a section of tree that collapsed – at the same time, the other worker was lowering a cut-off portion of the tree – what happened next is still being investigated – he could have been hit by the tree section, or when he landed or some combination of both)

Worker hurt in fall from roof (a construction worker at the plant fell more than a dozen feet while welding beams – the worker fell while “erecting steel” – fell off the roof and landed on his head – the worker had head trauma and was still unconscious when he was taken from the plant)

UPDATE Ford Factory Worker Dies in Freak Accident (a man who had worked for the company for several years fell into one of the stamping machines – there are many precautions taken on a daily basis to prevent injuries from happening at the company’s engine stamping plant – what happened earlier today is believed to be one in a million – the individual who died was a 59 year-old man – he was working on an upper level and happened to fall into one of the engine stamping machines – the county coroner pronounced him dead from injuries to his chest, abdomen and pelvis)

Construction worker falls, dies (a construction worker died after the machinery he was operating fell several stories to the ground – investigation is ongoing)

McDonald’s worker’s skylight plunge (he had been inspecting the restaurant’s leaky roof – the man had gone to see where the leak was coming from and slipped and fell through the skylight on to the restaurant’s first floor)

Apprentice Roofer Dies of Fall Injuries, OSHA cited the company after finding “willful and repeated” violations and disregard for employees’ safety.

Rooftop Fall Kills One Worker, Injures Another, OSHA cited the company after finding “willful and repeated” violations and disregard for employees’ safety.

2 hurt when loading dock ceiling at UF collapses (a loading dock ceiling collapsed injuring two employees working – they received minor injuries when the stucco ceiling fell – the men had been in a crawl space above the ceiling and were doing cleaning work when they heard a cracking noise – the structure fell out from underneath the men – they fell with it and were stuck in the debris)

Worker killed in fall at REP (a 35-year-old father of twin girls fell 120 feet to his death in an industrial accident at a steel mill – he was working as a contract cleaner when he slipped off a narrow ledge and fell – he was an employee hired to provide cleaning services throughout the massive complex – he had climbed a ladder to clean an area near a crane – when he reached the third and final step of the ladder, he went to step down onto a small ledge and either slipped or tripped on a steel rail, losing his balance – another employee saw him fall and that he tried to grab a rope hanging near the ladder, but it was out of his reach – he died instantly from head and neck injuries – he also had several broken bones, including a fractured pelvis)

Worker injured after 30-foot fall (a construction worker was hospitalized after he and a co-worker fell 30 feet after their scaffolding collapsed – the men were pouring concrete for a support tower in a new water tank when the scaffolding gave away dropping the men to the ground)

17-foot fall off helipad fatal to hospital worker (a facilities management employee, 42, was killed when he fell 1 story while in a tractor he was using to remove snow from a helicopter landing pad – he was using a lawn tractor with a snow blade to clear snow from the 50-by-70-foot helipad – the tractor fell about 17 feet with him inside – tractor cleared a 5-foot steel safety net, horizontal from the edge of the roof, that is intended to catch people who fall from the helipad – suffered head and chest injuries)

Safety harness put on after worker fell 3 stories (a supervisor who strapped a safety harness onto a worker after he fell three storeys from a roof has been sent to jail for 30 days – it was the employee’s first day on the job and he was told to remove shingles from a roof – ten minutes later, the worker fell three storeys into a dumpster and bruised his shin – a Ministry of Labour investigation the same day found the employee wasn’t wearing a safety harness when he climbed onto the roof – but the ministry said that as the worker lay injured, the supervisor put a harness on him and told him to say he had been wearing it the whole time)

Worker killed in Bahrain collapse (a man was killed and another critically injured when they fell six floors after a scaffold collapsed on a construction site – the two men were applying finishing touches to grill work – initially doctors believed he had suffered a dislocated shoulder but he died from massive internal injuries)

Man falls from barn, dies (a 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following a fall of about 16 feet from a barn – the man and several other workers were working in a tobacco barn – at about 2 p.m., the man lost his footing and fell from the upper tiers, where he was moving tobacco to be processed – co-workers tried to catch him)

SSJID treatment plant worker dies (a water treatment plant employee fell to his death – accident took place inside the treatment plant’s main building – fell 15 feet to the main floor – state safety authorities are investigating the accident)

Cement plant worker hospitalized after fall (a worker at the cement plant was taken to the hospital after falling on the job – the worker fell about 15 feet, suffering a laceration to the ear and possibly a broken hand)

3/4-Ton Pipe Falls on Worker (an employee suffered a severe leg injury when a 3,500-pound steel pipe fell on her – rescue crews say she would have been killed instantly if that pipe had landed on her chest or head – OSHA is investigating)

Worker dies year after fall at Dow (a worker who suffered a head injury Dec. 8, 2005, when he fell from one deck to another deck on a ship while loading or offloading product has died)

Sealift worker’s death under investigation (a 42-year-old sealift operator died during a routine boat loading – worker died after the front-end loader he was driving fell off from a barge)

Construction Accident Sends Woman to Hospital (the woman fell off of some scaffolding while working on drywall at the new site – rescue workers say she hurt her back and shoulder)

Worker seriously injured in 3-story fall from condo (a construction worker was flown to a Medical Center after falling three stories – the 38-year-old man was on a scaffold doing soffit work when he fell off the roof of the condo – the man hit a banister on the way down and received chest injuries)

Construction worker hurt in balcony fall (a construction worker was injured after falling from a first-floor balcony – fell approximately 12 to 15 feet)

Worker injured at Gilbert’s new fire station (the 27-year-old man suffered a head injury and broke his left wrist and left femur – he had been walking around and fell in the hole – the hole in the floor at the building is for the pole that firefighters use to slide from the second floor down to the first floor to quickly respond to a call)

Two Hospitalized After Equipment Falls (three workers were hurt after a piece of equipment toppled over at a construction site – the men were on top of a piece of equipment similar to a forklift when shifting weight caused the machine to topple – the crew was working on an incline, which could have contributed to the accident)

Construction worker dies in fall from roof (worker, 19, fell from the roof of the university’s two-story building where was working on removing cooling equipment – no other details)

Man dies in mining accident (the 19-year-old worker was believed to have been carrying out electrical work when a cage fell to the ground )

Hundreds Gather To Say Goodbye To Sanitation Worker Killed On The … (he died after being flung from his truck as it rounded the corner)

Mine roof fall kills worker (a man has been killed in a roof fall at a coal mine – three workers were riding a rubber-tired mantrip into the underground mine when a roof fall occurred at an intersection – two of the men were able to jump or bail out, and tragically, the victim was not)

Worker dies from construction site fall (worker, 21, sustained serious head injuries when he fell from the top storey of a duplex – fell more than five metres – no fall protection in use)

Man Dies After Falling Four Floors At Downtown Building (man, 49, died after falling four floors at a downtown building under redevelopment – fell from the sixth floor to the second floor – he was cutting a beam near an elevator shaft when he fell through an opening in the floor – he was not wearing a safety harness)

Man dies in workplace accident, The man was working at the medical waste disposal facility when he apparently slipped and fell, grabbing a heavy object on the way down, the object fell on him, and he suffered internal injuries.

Crane plunge worker killed by double-decker bus, A worker died after falling from a crane into the path of a double-decker bus, it is believed the bus hit the crane, which was at the side of a road, collision caused the man to lose his balance and he became trapped under the bus.

OSHA probe of fatal accident continues, Worker, 46, died as a result of severe head injuries he suffered after falling through a hole on the third floor of an addition to the papers plant that is under construction, landed on concrete at the ground level and later died at the scene after EMTs and officers administered first aid.

Worker killed in fall, A construction worker, 53, fell to his death Wednesday while cutting steel beams on a job, he was working on a demolition site, he was in a construction cage hoisted about 35 feet up as he worked to cut the steel beams, a cut beam gave way and struck the cage, knocking him out of it and to the ground.

Bridge worker injured in fall, A worker fell 70 feet to 100 feet onto dry land at around 8:30 a.m., he was working on deck plates on the bridge’s overpass approach to the main bridge structure, he fell from a plate that was a few feet out from a retaining wall, which was supporting the road beams that crossed over Ohio 618 and onto the bridge’s main structure.

Construction workers hurt when scaffolding collapses, Two construction workers were seriously injured when 40 feet of scaffolding they were dismantling collapsed, a third escaped injury, a construction crew had been dismantling the home to make way for an indoor swimming pool, when the accident occurred, as a hydraulic boom the workers were using to dismantle the scaffolding crossed atop wood placed over a ditch, the wood broke, causing the boom to swing around and knock down the scaffolding.

Worker seriously injured in 15-foot fall from Dania roof (a worker was seriously injured after he fell 15 feet to the ground while repairing a roof – part of the roof decking gave way underneath the worker, sending him on a 15-foot fall to the ground)

Construction worker who died in fall is identified (Authorities have identified the construction worker, 45, who died after falling 35 stories while dismantling a crane at a downtown condominium complex – he died of blunt force injuries – his 22-year-old son, an ironworker who was also at the site, witnessed the fall – he apparently lost his balance on a platform between the tower and the crane, but it wasn’t clear whether there was an equipment malfunction – it was the second time a worker has fallen to his death while working on the project – a 36-year-old man died after falling at least four floors at the site in September 2005)

Two Hurt In Mocksville Construction Mishap (a 129,000-square-foot building was under construction when metal rails gave way – two injured people fell about 30 feet – 28 workers were inside the building at the time of the collapse)

Worker falls from scaffold to his death in Queens (a worker fell to his death from a scaffold at the bridge – three workers were manually lowering themselves from the scaffold when the platform tipped to one side – the 45-year-old man who fell was not wearing a safety harness – the other two workers were wearing harnesses and were not injured)

Scaffold Slippery From Ice and Snow A tubular welded frame scaffold was covered with ice and snow. A construction laborer working on the third level slipped and fell headfirst to his death on the pavement about 20 feet (6.1 meters) below. Find out what else contributed to this fatality.

Worker dies after fall into Lock 9 (a longtime state canal worker, 45, drowned after he fell into the river while helping co-workers prepare an Erie Canal dam for winter – he was clearing debris from a dam gate at Lock 9 when he apparently lost his footing and fell into the roiling waters on the east side of the dam at about 9:30 a.m. – he was the chief lock operator at the bridge, was among a group of 10 canal employees who were raising dam gates to winter levels – he was wearing a flotation device when he fell, but was pulled under by the churning water next to the dam)

Construction worker falls to death at Tequesta condo (a local construction worker, 41, was pronounced dead after he fell from the 10th story of a condominium – had been working on the reconstruction of the outer balcony area when he fell – he was wearing a harness, but he hadn’t attached it to the safety cable)

Construction worker dies at Trump Tower site (the 39 year old worker died after falling down an elevator shaft – OSHA is still investigating the incident)

Worker killed in construction accident (a worker fell 40 feet to his death while setting up a circus tent for a Christmas party – the 58-year-old man was at the top of the circus tent when he slipped through an opening around 2 p.m.)

Worker killed by fallen forklift (a construction worker has died in hospital after a forklift fell on him – the 48-year-old man was unloading the forklift when the accident occurred)

Worker at middle school injured in fall from ladder (a construction worker fell off a ladder sending him to a local hospital for treatment – a hydraulic lift pushed the ladder, causing the man to fall around 7 a.m.)

Worker falls from rooftop (the construction worker lost his balance and fell, feet-first, 60 feet onto the wooden roof of the neighboring building – no other details)

Two Men Critically Injured in Construction Accident (two male workers were constructing a building when they both fell from a high-reach hitting the concrete slab platform below – the platform was elevated 20 feet from off the ground – one worker broke his leg)

Worker dies in fall at Penn Hills demolition site (a worker,64, died after falling 40 feet from a building he was helping demolish – no other details)

Ironworker killed by falling metal plate (aman working as a dry dock ironworker was struck and killed by a 6,000-pound metal plate that fell from a crane at a shipyard – the 40-foot-by-80-foot plate somehow came loose from a crane on a fuel barge and landed on the ironworker)

Worker tumbles off church roof (while repairing the roof of the Church, a 25-year-old worker slid down the shingles and landed in bushes, fracturing his right leg and right wrist – according to police reports, the accident happened at 1:20 p.m. – the victim, climbed a ladder to the pitch of the church and lost his grip and fell to the ground)

Worker dies after fall at Wyo mine (accident is under investigation by MSHA officials – the victim was employed by a construction contracting company – died on Dec. 26 from injuries received in a fall at the mine – no other details)

Worker falls into sewerage tank (two employees were working at the tank just after 11 a.m. when one slipped and fell in – the employee fell into about 12 feet of water – injured his knee)

Man found dead in Fond du Lac industrial plant (a 21-year-old man found dead in an industrial plant apparently fell from a crane – Investigators aren’t sure how they got in, since the plant was closed and only security guards were supposed to be there – neither man worked at the plant)

UPDATE Casino exec: Injured worker wasn’t wearing harness (a steel worker injured at the construction site apparently was not wearing a safety harness when he fell about 30 feet from the lower section of the casino roof)

Jefferson Officer Risks Life to Help Trapped Worker (a painter remains hospitalized after he fell 30 feet to the bottom of a water tank – worker, 37, was painting the tank when he slipped and fell inside)

Work halts as worker’s death investigated (work has stopped on a construction site for a new substation after a worker fell to his death – no other details)

Construction worker in Forked River injured after fall (a construction worker was hospitalized after falling roughly 20 feet from a ladder today at a home – was climbing a ladder at a residence in an attempt to reach a third floor deck – as he reached the top, the ladder slid sideways and he plunged to the ground, landing face first onto lumber)

Cobo Worker Injured on Job (a contract worker fell more than 20 feet while working for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show – all construction came to stop when a contract worker on a lift at least 20 feet high fell to the floor, hitting his head)

UPDATE Worker’s fall at store prompts OSHA probe (California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident at a Furniture warehouse that left a 25-year-old employee brain dead – fell about 32 feet from a piece of equipment called a “picker,” described as a forklift with a platform, which allows employees to stock and retrieve items)

UPDATE Building firm fined after worker fell from ladder (company was fined more than £4,000 after one of its workers broke his back when he fell 20-feet from a ladder on a construction site – plummeted to the ground after the ladder he was working from slipped backwards on smooth concrete)

Construction Worker Falls More Than 20 Feet (a construction worker was hurt after he fell more than 20 feet – an attorney representing the contractor at the sight said the worker went into an off-limits area that was barricaded)

Worker dies at library site (the man fell and died on the council’s new library construction site – the man fell 10m from a roof he had been working on – under investigation)

Worker injured in fall at Las Vegas condo construction site (a construction worker was injured after he fell about 30 feet down an embankment at a construction site – worker is being treated for chest and leg injuries)

Ice Contributed to Construction Accident (icy conditions contribute to a fall at a construction site – crews were working on a concrete trench that is part of a major expansion – a 20-year old construction worker was going down into the trench on a scissor-lift. He slipped on a piece of ice and fell into a concrete channel)

Workers from Boone business hurt in construction site accident (three workers from the construction business were injured when a wall and scaffolding collapsed – at about 8:15 a.m., a scaffolding about 18 feet off the ground came down with two of the workers on it, and one underneath)

UPDATE SoCal jury awards $30 million in sewage tank collapse lawsuit (a jury awarded $30 million to construction workers injured when a roof collapsed over a sewage tank they were building in Carson, plunging some down six stories and impaling two on metal reinforcement bars)

Restaurant roof collapse kills construction worker (a 28-year-old construction worker was killed and three others were injured when the roof collapsed on the addition they were building)

Laborer falls to his death at Chicago State University (a construction worker fell to his death while working on a project – no other details)

Construction Worker Injured In Fall Onto Queensboro Bridge (a construction worker was seriously injured after falling from scaffolding – the construction worker was injured just after 10 a.m. when he plunged two stories from scaffolding above the bridge onto the roadway below)

Vista Worker Falls from Scaffold By RICHARD BRENNEMAN (construction worker fell 45 feet from atop a scaffold where he or she was applying stucco – no other details)

Viscous attack: Grease traps worker (worker, 17, was getting a hands-on education in HVAC work by helping his stepfather’s company clean the ducts when he slipped 12 feet down the grease-caked opening of a roof exhaust the size of a small box — accidentally triggering the chemical fire extinguishers)

Oil worker in fatal fall (oil worker,51, died after plummeting 120 feet off a petroleum exploration rig – was a derrickman on a rig – fell while climbing down from the rig – it is unclear whether he was using his safety harness)

UPDATE Cal OSHA Investigates Worker’s Fatal Fall By RICHARD BRENNEMAN (a 58-year-old man, sustained fatal injuries when he fell four stories while working on the new community college building)

Worker killed when radio tower falls (a 33-year-old man working on a state transportation department radio tower is dead after the tower fell on him – investigators still haven’t determined what caused the accident – the National Weather Service reported sustained winds of 25 to 30 miles per hour with gusts of 40 to 45 miles per hour in the area)

1 killed, 1 injured in tank collapse (one worker died and another was transported by Life Flight after they fell while working on a refinery tank at a facility – the shell of the north side of the tank fell inward and two of the tank contractor employees were injured)

Worker killed when high winds downed his scaffolding (two contract workers were inside a storage tank when part of the tanker wall collapsed – one worker was killed and another injured when high winds caused their scaffolding to collapse)

Worker dies in Avondale accident (a shipfitter died at the facility when he fell into a tank filled with water – the 59-year-old worker was working on the dry dock when he fell)

UPDATE Two Toronto-area construction companies fined $115,000 each for health and safety violations (a labourer was spraying oil onto concrete “forms” (structures into which concrete is poured) for a wall in a building when the labourer fell about 15.2 metres (50 feet) from the 10th floor to the roof of the fourth floor. The labourer had been walking backwards towards the edge of the building when the fall occurred through a 0.9-metre (three-foot) gap in a metal guardrail. The labourer died as a result of injuries)

UPDATE Sunoco Worker Wins $9 Million Lawsuit (a jury has awarded a laborer $9 million for injuries he suffered falling from a ladder at the company’s refinery – the main factual dispute in the case was whether a safety cage was in place on the ladder when the accident occurred)

UPDATE Two Toronto-area construction companies and two supervisors fined for health and safety violations (a worker was working on a 3.65-metre (12-foot), single-section, aluminium ladder driving a nail into a ledge that was being fastened to formwork (structures into which concrete is poured) when the worker slipped and fell onto a protruding “rebar” (a piece of reinforcing steel used in concrete formwork) that was directly below the worker. The rebar penetrated the worker’s abdomen causing serious injuries. At the time of theincident the ladder was set up on a level section of dirt and was leaningagainst a vertical section of formwork – investigation found the rebar was not protected in a manner that ensured worker safety. This was one of the factors that contributed to the incident. The ladder was also not secured to anything)

Roofer Dies After Falling 7 Stories Onto Metal Fence (a worker repairing the roof of a condominium died after falling seven stories, landing on a metal fence – the 55-year-old worker was operating a trolley hoist, lifting roofing supplies, when he and the machine came crashing down)

Man Injured In Fall At BWI Dies (was one of two workers who fell into a hole about 25 feet deep while installing a fueling system at the airport’s north cargo complex)

Construction Worker Injured On 44th Floor Of High-Rise (a construction worker is recovering after he took a 15-foot fall from a high-rise under construction)

Labourer dies in site collapse (a labourer was crushed to death and another seriously injured after scaffolding collapsed – men were among four labourers trying to dismantle the temporary scaffolding — which had been put up to move medical equipment)

UPDATE Algoma Steel fined for accident that killed Bob Brzezinski (a steel manufacturer was fined $313,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in the death of an employee – on April 26, 2004, an electrical worker was attempting to visually trace some wire that ran along a ceiling when the worker walked over an opening to an “alloy addition chute” (a large funnel-shaped hole used to introduce additives during the steel-making process) in the floor and fell about 10.7 metres (35 feet) into a pit below)

Worker falls into ship’s cargo hull (a worker was injured after falling into the cargo hull of a ship)

UPDATE Injured worker awarded $1.89M (a jury has awarded a construction worker $1.89 million for injuries from a 2001 fall – worker, 40, fell roughly 20 feet while helping to erect the second story of a hotel – a 4,000-pound precast concrete slab landed on him after an improperly designed beam that was supposed to hold the panel in place twisted)

Bluffs worker falls off roof (man was seriously injured when he fell from a roof while working on a building project – fell through a hole in the roof – suffered a fracture in the ball of his hip joint, two cracked ribs, a bruised lung, a compound fracture in his arm, internal bleeding and a cut on his chin)

Construction worker falls to death Plummets 15 feet while working … (a married father of two young children, was a metal worker – was working alone on a high steel beam that was approximately 15 feet high – he was fastening rivets and bolts when witnesses said they saw him lose his footing and fall directly to the ground)

Man dies in elevator shaft fall (an elevator maintenance worker fell 10 floors to his death while doing an inspection in a high-rise office building – the man was inspecting an elevator about 10:20 a.m. when he somehow slipped)

Investigation: accident at Anchorage dump site (a concrete worker took a pretty serious fall – during those repairs that the accident happened – according to reports, that man fell some twenty feet, suffering a serious injury to his head)

Man critical after fall at Haverstraw work site (a construction worker was in critical condition yesterday after falling four stories when the scaffolding he was standing on gave way – worker, 29, was standing on a 2-by-6 plank and installing a wall shortly before 11 a.m. when the scaffolding collapsed)

Worker killed at Fort Myers power plant (two men were inspecting the cooling towers when an external staircase collapsed – men fell four stories to the ground – plants across the state are closing all external staircases until they can be inspected)

Mittal worker injured in fall (a week after IOSHA fined the company for violations it found in an accident that caused the death of a steelworker, another worker was critically injured at another company facility – the accident occurred in the steel producing area when the maintenance technician fell more than 15 feet into the hot metal hole of the No. 3 Basic Oxygen Furnace)

One worker killed in accident at Keppel Shipyard (one worker was killed while another was injured after both men fell into the sea while working – the incident is currently under investigation by the authorities and the shipyard)

Man dies in construction accident (two subjects had fallen from the roof and one was in critical condition – they were putting the trusses on the roof – the accident occurred when a truss he was standing on broke the two men fell approximately 14 feet)

Worker Dies After Injury At Arena (a worker, 65, at the Arena died from injuries he suffered in an accident while moving bleachers – fell 8 feet – no other details)

Man Dies Under Six Flags Coaster (a painter, doing maintenance work fell into a frigid pond – a 25-year-old contract worker was using a pontoon boat on a shallow pond to paint the lower portion of the Ninja roller coaster – a railing on the boat gave way, and the worker fell in)

Painter fell trying to aid others, witnesses say (a temporary maintenance deck broke under the bridge – safety harnesses saved three of the workers, and live television showed them being pulled to safety after dangling below the bridge deck – he fell into the river in an attempt to help his dangling co-workers – GREAT Video of the suspended workers and rescue @ Worker Falls From JB Bridge; Rescuers Save 3 Others)

Fall in Navy destroyer injures civilian worker (the Navy is investigating the events surrounding a civilian worker who fell yesterday while working inside of a destroyer which was in for repairs – the worker fell through one of the hatches of the USS Chafee, but would not describe the length of the fall or the nature of the civilian’s work)

1 worker killed, 8 injured on job (one migrant worker was killed and eight others injured during two separate work-site accidents over the past two days – one worker was killed when a pile of lumber fell on two workers as they were moving some of the timber in a lumberyard – he was buried under fallen lumber and pronounced dead on the scene – the stack of wood suddenly collapsed after the workers pulled out a piece of lumber from around the middle of the pile – seven other migrant workers were injured when the scaffold they were working on collapsed – the workers, who were putting the finishing touches on the outside of a building fell about two stories)

Worker breaks both legs in 2m fall (a man broke both his legs in a two-metre fall from scaffolding at a building site – the man involved in the incident, who is believed to be aged about 50, fell from scaffolding on to a partially concreted surface while working on a new home)

Worker falls off of Jupiter building and dies (a man died after falling off the roof of a two-story home where he was doing construction work)

Construction worker killed after fall (an experienced construction worker has died after falling 16 feet from a roof – worker, 33, was working with four other men building a house when he fell – had worked for his company for 15 years and was experienced in his field – is survived by a wife and a 3-year-old son)

Construction worker hurt in fall this morning (a 25-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell 15 feet from the second story of a building to the concrete below)

Worker hurt in fall from rooftop on Governors (a man, 30, was seriously injured when he fell off the top of a building – was working on an air-conditioning unit on top of a building when he fell about 20 to 25 feet)

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