Industrial
FATALITY Contractor Killed in Accident at BMW’s South Carolina Plant (contractor died in what appears to be a workplace accident in the paint shop of a vehicle plant)
FATALITY Worker Dies at Plywood Mill in Southern Oregon (worker, 57, died in an accident at a plywood plant – he had worked for the company since 2010)
FATALITY Worker Dies in Accident at St. Joseph Sawmill (worker, 34, died in what is being treated as an industrial accident – no details)
FATALITY Worker dies from head injury in accident at Geneva Rock in Draper (worker, 57, has died after a chute he was installing at a rock operation fell on him – he was trying to free the heavy piece of equipment that had become stuck when it struck him in the head around 1:30 p.m.)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Fuyao worker crushed between forklift and a ton of glass (forklift operator, 57, died after being crushed between a forklift and more than a ton of glass – he was found “wedged in between” the industrial machine and a pallet of glass, which had a tag indicating it weighed 2,097 pounds – he died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck in what was ruled an accident)
TRAIN FATALITY Police say Sioux City worker dies after being crushed (the worker was killed shortly before noon when he was crushed as he attempted to move train cars)
LOTO/GUARDING Worker loses part of arm in workplace accident (worker lost part of his arm in a workplace accident after he got his arm caught in a machine at about 10:30 a.m. – firefighters assisted the workers in taking the machine apart to get the victim free)
FATALITYWorker crushed to death in accident at recycling plant (worker, 28, died at around 12.30pm. – paramedics were unable to save the worker, and he was pronounced dead at the scene – no other details)
FATALITY One dead in fire at Bulgaria’s Arsenal armaments plant in Kazanluk (worker, 26, died and another has severe burns following a fire at a arms and ammunition plant)
FATAL FALL Worker Dies After Fall in Manhattan Subway Tunnel (worker, 23, making repairs to a subway tunnel was killed when he fell and injured his head just before 5 a.m. – he appeared to have fallen from an elevated position within the tunnel area while working at the location)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITY Man Killed In Accident At Houston Ship Channel (man working in a cargo hold on a ship channel vessel was crushed to death shortly after 8 a.m. – workers were loading cargo into a hold – worker was inside the hold, and was crushed when something fell on him)
ELECTRICAL Market Basket Worker Injured In Tewksbury Electrical Accident (worker, 56, working on a generator for a refrigerator was severely burned during an accident – he was conscious as he was transported by MedFlight with burns to his head and face)
FALL from BUCKET TRUCK Tree Worker Rushed to Hospital After Falling From Bucket (tree worker, 33, was rushed to the hospital after falling as he tried to get into his truck’s bucket lift – he lost his footing, slipped, fell and hit his head – he was rushed to a hospital with head trauma and facial injuries)
CRANE FATALITY Man dies in “freak” industrial accident (maintenance worker, 21, was killed while he was working on a crane when he either fell or was pulled between two pieces of equipment – he was pronounced dead at the scene dying from blunt force trauma to the chest area)
FATALITY Longtime CSX employee killed in work-related accident (worker, 59, was killed in a work-related accident while he was doing maintenance work when he was hit by a piece of equipment – he had worked for the company for 39 years)
FATALITY Worker killed in horrific accident while moving massive marble slabs at Long Island City (worker, 50, was crushed to death while helping to move marble slabs at a warehouse just before 5 p.m. – worker was using a mechanical hoist to move the two slabs when he apparently fell and became trapped under the rock – upon arriving, the officers found the man with severe trauma to his neck; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene)
FATAL EXPLOSIONMissing worker feared dead after Texas chemical plant blasts (workers were mixing chemicals used in oil and gas drilling when the first of two explosions occurred – two other employees were sent to the hospital with injuries – the missing worker is 27 and assumed dead)
FATAL EXPLOSION Fatality in bulb recycler explosion is Johnson City’s second industrial death in less than a week (worker was killed at a fluorescent bulb recycling facility – eight people were inside the business when the explosion happened at the back of the building – there was a good bit of damage to the facility – Urban Search and Rescue technical team responded with the equipment necessary to make the area where the victim was located safe for rescuers to enter – emergency workers have not yet released the cause of the explosion)
NOTRIC ACID Sanmina Worker Reportedly Suffers Chemical Burns (employee suffered first-degree chemical burns after being exposed to nitric acid – he was transported to a Hospital for treatment)
FORKLIFT Forklift accident at International Centre in Mississauga blamed on ‘driver error’ (a serious incident sent a worker to hospital after he was hit with a forklift – worker was directing a forklift driver, and the driver accidentally pushed the worker up against the safety railings – driver immediately backed up and released the worker, who suffered “a blow” to the chest and abdomen area – he was released from the hospital the same day)
FLASH FIRE Flash fire at Dudley factory injures three workers (flash fire at an aerosol packaging plant sent three workers to the hospital with minor injuries – flash fire started when workers were mixing chemicals around 8 a.m. and a static discharge caused the flash fire – one worker had minor burns to his face and arms, while two others were sent to the hospital for inhalation injuries)
FLASH FIRE Ayer blast injures worker (an explosion at a commercial building left a man, 50, with severe burns to about 25 percent of his body, including his airway and face)
FATAL EXPLOSION One killed, 8 injured in blast at powder coating company (worker, 20, was killed while eight others seriously injured in a blast at a powder coating company – there was a blast due to overheating of the furnace)
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION Worker killed, three others hurt in boiler explosion in Vatva (worker was killed and three others were injured after a boiler at one of the factories – preliminary investigations, however, established that all the four men were working near the boiler when the blast hit them – factory manufactures color dies – it was during the dying process that the blast happened)
FATAL EXPLOSION Italian city on strike after fuel tank blast kills 2 workers (two workers, 25 and 53, died in an explosion of a fuel tank while doing maintenance in the industrial section of the port – tank contained a highly flammable gas)
ARC FLASH Two contract workers burned at TVA’s Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant (2 contract workers were burned from an arc flash while working near the cooling towers at a nuclear plant – hospitalized for first- and second-degree burns – neither worker was shocked nor contaminated by any radiation from the 6.9 kilovolt electrical bus they were working on during the accident – cause of the arc flash is not understood at this time)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITY – ENGULFMENTOfficial: Worker Dies When Silo Collapses in Tennessee (worker died in a silo when 30 feet of sawdust collapsed on him while he was working inside the silo – he was cleaning up after a fire at the silo last week)
HOTWORK BREAKING: At least 1 injured in fire at Humboldt manufacturer (at least one person has been reported injured in a fire around 4:15 p.m. – blaze started as someone was welding, which caused a tarp to catch fire between buildings at the cheese manufacturing plant – the plant will be closed for up to a month)
EXPLOSION FATALITYMan dies after explosion at northern Utah Autoliv factory (worker, 64, died after an explosion at a factory which produces airbags for vehicles – he had reportedly been alone in the mixing portion of the building when the explosion occurred – detectives have not yet determined the cause of the explosion, and the investigation is ongoing)
EXPLOSION Injuries reported in Helena propane explosion (worker sustained “significant” burns in a propane explosion – he was working on a propane truck inside a garage when something ignited the propane, triggering the explosion – he sustained significant burns – truck had a 3,000-gallon tank that was about 80 percent full – shop where the truck was parked was destroyed)
FATAL EXPLOSION @ REFINERY 6 people killed in Czech refinery explosion (six people have died and an unknown number have been seriously injured in an explosion at a refinery – a tank containing an unspecified substance exploded at the oil processing and plastics producing plant – no dangerous substances have leaked out)
FATAL EXPLOSION CUTTING DRUM w/ GRINDER Man killed when metal drum explodes at plant in Hauppauge (worker, 59, was when he was cutting a metal drum with a grinder at a plant that manufactures nutritional supplements – the drum exploded and struck him at approximately 11:45 a.m.)
LOTO/GUARDING 1 airlifted with life-threatening injuries after accident at Lexington County plant (one person was airlifted with life-threatening injuries after an accident at a Pet Food plant – fire and EMS had to extricate the patient, who was pinned in some sort of an elevator shaft at the plant)
AMMONIA Panama Park residents evacuated after ammonia leak (an ammonia leak forced residents out of their homes – four homes and around eight people were evacuated – a pipe burst during repair work at a seafood plant leading to the ammonia leak – workers at the seafood company were already working to contain the leak when JFRD arrived)
AMMONIA 4 factory workers affected by ammonia gas leak (four workers, who had breathing difficulties, are now recovering in hospital – ammonia leaked from a 1,000-litre-capacity tank about 10am and 21 firefighters responded to a distress call at 10.14am – they found one female and three male workers suffering from breathing difficulties)
AMMONIA Gas leak at Carolina Pride leads to area evacuation (a call just after midnight woke the people living near the plant — they had to evacuate – plant began leaking anhydrous ammonia at about 12:25 a.m. – shortly after police learned the extent of the leak, they joined firefighters in going door-to-door to tell people to evacuate – officials had the leak contained soon after, and by 3:45 a.m., Greenwood firefighters were walking through nearby neighborhoods with tools to measure the presence of any leaked ammonia in the air – firefighters had to wait on state Department of Health and Environmental Control officials before giving the all-clear, which eventually came at about 6:30 a.m.
CHEMICAL Chemical reaction in lab results in major evacuation in New Haven (roughly 1,000 people were evacuated from their downtown businesses following the report of a strong smell of gas – neither Southern Connecticut Gas nor the New Haven Fire Department could find a source – after several hours, the smell was determined to be coming from a third-floor laboratory)
CHLORINE Two people injured, after chlorine leak at Birmingham facility (two workers suffered minor injuries after a chlorine leak at an industrial facility at about 5:50 a.m. – workers at a facility were in the process of changing chlorine cylinders when the leak occurred – facility was evacuated, but two workers suffered minor injuries from inhalation of fumes – workers were treated and released at the scene)
CHLORINE Chlorine leak in Brandon sends worker to hospital (a chlorine leak at the Water Treatment Plant sent a worker to the hospital – a chlorine tank head blew, causing the room to fill with gas – crews were able to vent the room, and the worker who was exposed to the gas was taken to the hospital as a precaution)
Construction
FORKLIFT FATALITY Construction worker killed in forklift accident in Queens (police responded around 11 a.m. to calls about a man pinned by the machine and found a worker, 34, unconscious, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene – the deceased and another worker was using the forklift to transport a bundle of windows for storage in the garage, and the deceased was standing on the back of the forklift when his head hit a low-clearance ceiling in the garage – this is not the first time a worker has been injured at the site — in fact, the site has been riddled with problems. There are 37 open violations — 13 of them in the last year alone, according to the city buildings department, and the developer also owes the city $67,000 in fines)
DRILLER FATALITY OSHA: Worker dies in accident at construction site in N. Portland (emergency crews responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m. – preliminary investigation showed a man died at the construction site when a heavy piece of equipment fell onto a man and killed him – he was working on a machine to drill the foundation – he got between the cab and a piece of the equipment, it backed into him and crushed him)
FATAL FALL Man killed in fall during rockfall mitigation work in Clear Creek Canyon (contract employee, 39, working on a rockfall mitigation project was killed after falling nearly 70 feet around 12:50 p.m.)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Construction worker killed in forklift accident near Sunset and Grand Canyon (construction worker was reportedly killed in a forklift accident at 9:48 a.m. – OSHA will investigate the cause of the accident – no information about the victim has been released)
FATAL FALL Worker dies after falling off roof of Toronto island airport (worker died after falling off the roof – he was working on a terminal upgrade project when the incident occurred – he was pronounced dead on the scene)
TRENCH FATALITY Construction worker dies in Utah after concrete pipe falls on him (construction worker, 46, died after a piece of concrete piping fell on him at a construction site at about 2:30 p.m. – he was working in a trench when a piece of equipment malfunctioned, causing the piece of piping to fall on him – construction workers at the site were able to lift the piece of piping off of him and performed life-saving measures to try to save the man, but he died before first responders could arrive on the scene)
BUCKET TRUCK Aviano worker in critical condition after construction accident (the injured person was an employee of a company carrying out reconstruction work on the taxiways connecting the aircraft parking areas to the runway – the worker was crushed by the bucket of a truck)
Construction worker suffers head, body injuries in accident on Lenoir-Rhyne campus (construction worker sustained injuries to the head and body on the roof – the incident occurred when air-conditioning units were being installed on the roof)
WORKZONE FATALITY ODOT worker from Salem killed in accident on I-680 (worker, 54, was struck and killed on Interstate 680 while working – a 73-year-old driver of a silver SUV apparently suffered a medical emergency, swerved into the work area, and struck and Ohio Department of Transportation worker – another worker was also injured and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a hospital – both men were clearing brush at the time)
BOBCAT FATALITY Worker killed at construction site in North Portland (the worker was killed at a construction site – the witness said he saw a front loader tractor fall on top of the worker)
FATALITY Man killed in Steamboat construction accident (worker, 48, was seriously injured after being struck by a piece of steel – he was taken to a Medial Center and died from the injuries)
OSHA investigating Myrtle Beach hotel construction accident (investigators are looking into what caused rebar to fall 15 stories and hit two construction workers at around 11 a.m. – one worker said it was very windy in the morning while he worked on the 18th floor)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Construction Worker Killed in Freak Accident Near Broadway Junction (construction worker, 47, was crushed to death around 3:00 pm – a forklift was lifting a load of scaffolding pipes, the vehicle tipped over, crushing the operator between the forklift and a flatbed truck)
FATAL FALL Construction worker falls to death (worker, 43, is dead after falling 28-feet from the fifth-floor balcony around 9:30 a.m. this morning)
Construction worker survives being impaled by pole through his groin (doctors miraculously saved a construction worker, 33, who was impaled on a 4-foot pole through his scrotum — which emerged near his neck – he was working on the first floor of a new building when he slipped and fell on a pile of steel rods – one pierced him through the groin — and then went through the entire length of his body and emerged at his collarbone – scans revealed the rod had pierced his small intestine, colon, liver, diaphragm and lung — but incredibly, surgeons removed the pole during a painstaking five-hour operation – after just two days in ICU, he was discharged to the general ward, where he is expected to make a full recovery)
FALL Construction worker injured after 12-foot fall from Durham building (construction worker was injured after falling 12 feet from a building at about 3:20 p.m. – firefighters used an aerial apparatus to bring the worker from the seventh floor, where he landed after the fall, to the ground level – worker’s condition was unknown)
FALL Female construction worker injured after falling 4 stories (female construction worker fell between 20 and 40 ft to the ground while working on scaffolding on an apartment building – fire department says they do not know the extent of the worker’s injuries)
SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE Construction worker hospitalized after scaffolding collapses at building site (one labourer was hospitalized and a few of his colleagues were treated for minor injuries after a scaffolding at a housing construction site collapsed – scaffolding came loose triggering its collapse from the level of second floor at around 10:30 am)
SAW INJURY Woman suffers severe hand injury in Tremonton industrial accident (worker, 32, cutting stone at an exterior home stone design business suffered a severe injury to her left hand in a workplace accident- she was working with a saw cutting rocks when she suffered the injury to her left hand)
TRENCH FATALITYConstruction worker dies after being trapped in a hole following an accident at a building site (one man is dead, and another has been left with serious injuries – one worker rescued from a collapsed trench at a building site – he has lower-body injuries and is in a serious condition)
FATAL FALL from ROOF Worker dies after falling from NamWater building (worker, 47, died after falling from the 5th floor of the building – he was waterproofing the roof – he was not wearing any protective gear at the time he fell)
FALL from ATTIC Worker hurt in Chelmsford fall (construction worker, 30, fell about 25 feet from a ceiling attic and suffered non-life threatening injuries – it appears the construction worker broke bones from the fall)
Miscellaneous
Plane runs over runway worker’s foot at Gatwick Airport, passengers say (worker on the ground was reportedly run over by a plane, suffering injuries to his ankle and foot – he was directing traffic on the runway)
MOWER FATALITYCountry club member, grounds crew worker dies when mower overturns in pond (grounds crew worker, 76, at a golf course was killed when his mower overturned into a pond, pinning him underwater – he was mowing along the seventh fairway when the mower overturned just before 12:30 p.m. – it appears heavy overnight rain may have led to slippery conditions around the pond)
FALL Window Washer Injured In Fall At Newton-Wellesley Hospital (window washer, 41, is recovering after falling nearly 35 feet to the ground at about 2 p.m. – he was on a seated platform and he was over the edge of the building, down five to 10 feet working on a window, and his harness let go and he plummeted down – he suffered severe leg injuries that were not life-threatening)
AIRPORT TRAIN FATALITY Worker killed at DFW Airport after being struck by Skylink train (maintenance worker, 54, was killed after he was struck by an air Skylink train car – he was transported to a Regional Medical Center after he was struck by the train car shortly after 1 a.m. – he was an employee of the company which built and maintains the Skylink system that connects the airport’s five terminals)
FALL WorkSafeBC investigating after worker falls through awning at Vancouver’s Hotel Georgia (worker is in hospital after falling through an awning at a Hotel just before 6 a.m. – preliminary information indicates the worker fell from the second floor and has been taken to hospital – no further details have been released on the extent of the man’s injuries – he was injured when he fell while cleaning the awning)
ZOO FATALITYZoo worker killed after forgetting to properly lock lion enclosure (zookeeper, 28, was mauled to death while cleaning a lion enclosure after he forgot to properly secure the cage – colleagues found his body in the enclosure belonging to Kimba, a 22-year-old male lion – worker was killed when Kimba bit his neck after managing to open the unlocked gate)
EXPLOSION Explosion injures worker at Beaverton food cart pod (worker suffered minor injuries in an explosion at a food cart – bystanders pulled the woman from the debris and an ambulance took her to the hospital for further evaluation – blast heavily damaged the food cart that serves crepes and waffles – propane tank is believed to have caused the explosion)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITY – ENGULFMENT Friends remember ‘one-in-a-million’ Amelia farm manager killed in silo accident (farm worker, 30, died when he suffocated in a grain elevator – he was working with a harness above a silo of soybeans when he tragically fell in – emergency crews tried bleeding the silo, but it was too late)
CONFINED SPACE FATALITY – ENGULFMENT Father, son killed in collapse inside silo at Wisconsin farm (a father, 51, and his 14-year-old son were both killed in a collapse in a silo at their Wisconsin farm – they were working inside the silo when an “internal collapse of silage” occurred – his 15-year-old son was also with them inside when the collapse took place, but was able to escape – rescuers had to use thermal imaging devices and extraction equipment to get to the pair – it took 45 minutes until the father and son were able to be pulled free)
HOTWORK Wildfire Starts During Fence Welding North Of Prescott Monday (wildfire that started during fence welding around 1:50 p.m. – about a quarter-acre grass fire burning – welders and a neighbor were working on putting the fire out with shovels, fire extinguishers and a water truck when crews arrived – welders told them they had the fire under control until the winds picked up and caused it to spread)
HOTWORK??? Did welding cause Manila Pavilion fire? Probe still on, says BFP (Bureau of Fire Protection said it is still investigating if welding work caused a fire that left 5 people dead at a hotel-casino complex – a slot machine operator had claimed that the inferno, which raged for 25 hours, started amid welding work near an escalator – initial investigation indicated that the blaze started at the casino area in the first floor – the dead were all casino employees, and another of the workers was still in critical condition – BFP said it would check reports from survivors that the sprinklers and alarm system of the 50-year-old hotel did not work)