Incident Alerts (2011 – 2018)

NOTICE:  As of May 29, 2018, this service has ended.  I tried to get it back on track, but in today’s internet, the news is becoming a “profit margin” and the vast majority of news sources I use to produce these alerts are either charging for access to their news story or requiring you to answer survey questions to gain access to their content.  I do not blame them, as even I have changed my business model for this website over the years.  It is the time that these barriers have placed on me that prevents me from doing the alerts.  Every other week I would get over 1,000 articles that I would have to review and determine if they are occupationally related at a “stationary workplace”.  This required me to open each article, which has become nearly impossible.  I just do not have the time to work through all these barriers when sorting through all the potential incidents.  I will leave the archives up for members to use as they need, but unless something changes, I will not be doing the alerts.

The “Incident Alerts” intended purpose is to raise awareness of workplace accidents, specifically the frequency in which they occur, with the hope that workers will begin to realize that accidents happen much more often than they think.  I breakdown the accidents into four (4) categories:  Industrial, Construction, Workplace Violence and Miscellaneous.  I only report accidents that occur at fixed facilities; no transportation accidents.

80 incidents & 0 updates (1/30/17 – 2/18/17)

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…...

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39 incidents & 2 updates (1/29/17)

ALL FATALITIES are colored RED Industrial MINE FATALITY Iowa worker killed in partial mine collapse (mine worker, 52, was pronounced dead after being recovered from a collapse that occurred just before 10 p.m. – he was a mine truck operator who had worked at the mine for 12 years – he was outside his truck…...

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30 incidents & 0 updates (1/21/17)

Industrial 2 BNSF Railway workers killed on tracks in SW South Dakota (two railway employees have been struck and killed by a train around 10:15 a.m. – no other details) WELL SITE FATALITY Lewis County Worker killed in Tyler County well site accident (worker, 19, died at a Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident…...

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35 incidents & 0 updates (1/11/17)

Industrial FATAL FALL into GRAIN BIN Man Killed in Workplace Accident at Malting Company in Shakopee (worker, 58, was killed about 9:15 p.m. at the plant when he fell into a grain bin – another worker found the man and called 911 immediately – he was pronounced dead at the scene – it is currently…...

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37 incidents & 0 updates (1/2/17)

Industrial ­­­­­RAIL YARD FATALITY Worker Dies in Blytheville Steel Mill Accident (worker was killed while working in the rail yard – he was a locomotive operator with 27 years of experience – no details on what happened) LINEMAN ELECTROCUTION Utility worker killed in Sullivan County identified (worker, 46, died repairing a downed wire – customers…...

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37 incidents & 0 updates (12/19/16)

Industrial OIL RIG 1 dead, 9 missing in Azerbaijan offshore oil rig accident (one oil worker has been reported killed and nine more are missing after part of their offshore oil platform broke off in strong winds – a 150-meter (490-foot) section of walkway fell into the sea amid 90 mph (145 kph) winds and…...

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26 incidents & 1 update (12/11/2016)

Industrial LOADING DOCK FATALITY Worker killed in accident at FedEx hub in Willington (worker, 30, was killed during an industrial accident around 8:15 p.m. – he was pinned between two trailers – other workers were able to get him out from between the trailers and started CPR – emergency responders took him to a Hospital…...

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28 incidents & 0 updates (12/4/2016)

Industrial FATALITY Worker dead in serious industrial accident (worker, 49, was killed after the accident at the factory involving a 200 ton metal press – no further details have yet been officially confirmed, and the company has offered no comment) MINE FATALITY Worker killed 800 feet below ground at Jeffco mine (miner has died in…...

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34 incidents & 1 update (11/27/16)

Industrial LOTO/GUARDING FATALITY Worker killed in industrial accident at Virginia paper mill (worker, 44, was killed in an industrial accident at a paper mill about 9 p.m. – the 911 caller reported a man had fallen into a machine – the incident occurred in an area with a paper pulping machine) FORKLIFT FATALITY Worker crushed…...

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