Slips, Trips & Falls page 12 – Safety Engineering (SAFTENG)

Slip, Trips, and Falls #12

Second worker injured at old Blockbuster site (a construction worker, 30, fell through the roof of a former video store about 8:30 a.m., the second accident this month at the site – another worker fell into a vat of hot roofing tar on the same rooftop on Aug. 12)

Construction worker stable after three-story fall (a construction worker fell from a third-floor scaffolding but landed in sand and was airlifted in stable condition – rescuers thought the man had a fractured pelvis after the 25- to 30-foot fall)

Worker injured in 100-foot fall (a contractor, 56, was working adjacent to a conveyor belt – he had a harness on – he was working up high – somehow, the harness got caught in a conveyor belt and it flung him more than 100 feet to the ground – when he landed on the ground, his head landed on a board with nails sticking out of it – he remained in critical condition at a Hospital’s neurological intensive care unit)

Worker’s body found at LJ pump station (there are no signs of foul play in the possible industrial death of a man, 23, working on a pump station construction site – he was found dead at about 3:40 p.m. inside one of two rooms being built at the site – authorities do not suspect foul play but have not determined a cause of death – two co-workers found him lying on his back near some scaffolding, which was about 25 feet high, but police do not know if he’d fallen)

FATAL FALL Worker Killed In Construction Accident (a man, 37, and another employee were working on a construction project at a plant chimney, located between the power plant’s two smokestacks when he fell more than two hundred feet – he suffered serious head injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene – accident happened shortly before seven o-clock this morning – he was working on the construction of the chimney for an environmental emissions control project)

Worker plunges 40 feet (a worker was rushed to hospital with head injuries after falling 40ft from scaffolding – the 26-year old man fractured an arm, his ankle, and suffered head injuries in the fall at around 10am – it is unclear how the accident happened, but an investigation is already under way with the Health and Safety Executive)

FATAL FALL Verrazano Bridge Worker Dies in Fall (a construction worker, 48, died after falling about 15 stories from the bridge, after an 8,500-pound concrete barrier tipped over and knocked him off a wooden platform – he had been on the platform, on the bridge’s lower level helping align the barriers – at 1:15 p.m., one of the barriers tipped and fell onto the platform causing him to fall to the ground below – workers at the site said a backhoe that was being used to align the barriers might have struck one, causing his fall)

FATAL FALL Construction worker dies after fall (authorities are investigating the death of a worker, 51, who fell about 50 feet during construction of a state highway bridge – he was installing iron plates intended to hold concrete when he fell)

Worker shocked; falls off roof (a construction worker involved in building the new city barn escaped major injury when he was shocked and fell nearly 20 feet from the building’s roof – he and others were pulling a long piece of steel to the roof when it came in contact with a secondary power line – he was conscious of the wires, but the steel dipped into the line – it shocked him and he just back flipped off the roof)

Firefighter in hospital after falling from truck (a firefighter, 33, remains in serious condition in hospital after tumbling out of a fire truck en route to a fire – he was injured after hitting the pavement when a door opened while the truck turned – she suffered head injuries -she was not wearing a helmet, which fire officials say is standard procedure while riding in the truck)

Worker dies in gravel pit fall (police are investigating after a worker fell into a gravel pit and died around 1 p.m. – the man fell and was unconscious When officers and firefighters arrived – the man was pronounced dead at the scene – the man, who is either an employee or a subcontractor, is believed to have been working on pipes above the gravel pit when he fell)
FATAL FALL Worker dies after falling from Valley Road condo tower (a 26-year-old roofer fell off the seven-story building and died – he was with three other workers finishing the edges of the roof when he fell)

Identifications released of workers injured in lift boom accident (workers, 27 and 28, were both in critical condition at The Medical Center – the two men were working atop the boom lift on the flashing near the roof line of the the building under construction – the bucket was at full extension when the mechanism crashed – the ground beneath the lift was sloped – early reports from police indicated that when the boom lift fell, the two workers were thrown from the bucket to the opposite side of a nearby retention pond – however, according to a police news release issued this evening, “both parties were unconscious and still attached to the boom lift by their safety harnesses” when police arrived – the boom lift itself came to rest in a retention pond)

Wall falls on construction worker (a construction worker was injured and airlifted to the hospital after a wall fell on him – the 49-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was working on a new housing subdivision when the accident occurred – he noticed a section of cinder block wall about 100 feet long and 6 feet high lying on the ground – the construction worker was holding his midsection, saying the section of wall fell on him – the worker had been digging a trench near the wall for additional construction when the wall gave out, falling on him and trapping him between the trench and the block walls – the wall pinned him at the edge of the trench)

FATAL FALL Worker dies after falling from Valley Road condo tower (a 26-year-old roofer fell off the seven-story building and died – he was with three other workers finishing the edges of the roof when he fell)

Factory worker dies after hitting head (a man, 26, died after hitting his head on a truck at a factory – the man died about 6pm after either striking his head on a truck or as the result of a fall at the furniture factory)

Worker falls from scaffold at Cornell construction site (emergency personnel are preparing to airlift a worker who fell from a scaffold at a university construction site – the accident occurred at about 11:10 a.m. at a building, which is under construction – the man fell about 30 feet to the ground and is semi-conscious)

Construction Workers Fall Over 20 Feet (an accident at a construction site sent two workers to the hospital – two men were working on an apartment building and fell off a hydrolic lift 20 feet to the ground – the accident happened just after 11 a.m. – OSHA is investigating the cause of the accident)

Worker found dead in lift shaft, London (a construction worker has been found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft in offices – the unnamed man worked for specialist joinery and fit-out contractor – he appeared to have fallen from height – no other details)

Fatal fall victim identified as Bethalto man, www.thetelegraph.com , A Bethalto man apparently fell 15 feet from a ladder at work, hit his head and died Tuesday night.

Turtle Creek firefighter dies: Lt. Paul D. Baker falls during … (a firefighter for the Volunteer Fire Department died trying to free the driver involved in a one-vehicle accident on the overpass – one of a number of fire personnel working to free the man, slipped and fell from the bridge to the ground below – he fell about 40 feet – the firefighter is believed to have died upon impact)

FATAL FALL OSHA Investigating Sugar Mill Accident (OSHA is investigating the death of a sugar mill contractor worker – worker, 23, died after falling off a scaffold and hitting his head )

Miner dies at Orkney (a miner was killed at a mine – miner fell into a tip and died immediately – there had been a cover over the tip but that somehow it had collapsed)

2 miners injured in fall at Tenn. mine (two miners were being treated at a hospital after falling about 40 feet in a limestone mine – the miners had been working on a scaffolding or lift bucket about 9:30 p.m. EDT when an accident knocked them to the ground about 40 to 50 feet below – it was not immediately clear what caused the accident, but investigators believe that part of the roof may have collapsed or dropped rocks onto the platform where the men were working – at least one of the men suffered several broken bones in the fall)

Worker hurt in fall at Salem construction site; Co-worker … (a 20-year-old construction worker suffered serious injuries when he fell two stories from a scissor lift that tipped backward and crashed to the ground as his co-worker lunged for the roof and pulled himself to safety – the worker, whose identity was not released, was listed in serious condition – the two workers were sanding an exterior wall near a corner of the roof at the rear of the building, which is mostly a frame of steel and concrete – co-worker, 21, recounted how the sanding equipment he and his co-worker were using made the scissor lift they were standing on rock back and forth)

CTA worker falls from North Side tracks (an employee working on elevated tracks was injured when he lost his balance and fell to the ground – the ironworker was part of a crew on the reconstruction of the elevated tracks when he fell down to the street around 11 p.m., and suffered leg injuries)

FATAL FALL Construction Worker Killed in Carmel (a normal work day turned tragic at a construction site – a worker fell 40-feet to his death – the man was laying brick when he fell – he was on the top scaffold, he lost his balance, and he fell)

FATAL FALL Worker dies after falling from fourth floor at a construction site … (one man, working at a construction site has died after falling from the fourth floor of a building under construction – the incident happened in the residential area)

OSHA Investigating Sugar Mill Accident, OSHA is investigating the death of a sugar mill worker. Jose Hernandez died after falling off a scaffold and hitting his head. via KRGV-TV Weslaco

Man hurt in fall from Blauvelt building, A Haverstraw man who fell 15 feet off the second floor of a building under construction and landed on a concrete stairwell was in critical condition last night at the Westchester Medical Center. via The Journal News

One dies, one injured while installing sign at Rockland Community College, One man was killed and another seriously injured at Rockland Community College yesterday when the hydraulic lift they were using failed, the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department said. via The Journal News

Construction Worker Falls From Renaissance Hotel, A construction worker has fallen 7 stories from the Renaissance Hotel being built by RSA on Commerce Street. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

Workers Hurt After Condo Construction Fall, Three workers are hurt — one critically — after a mishap this morning at a Las Vegas casino-resort construction site. via KVVU-TV Henderson

Man Dies In Trench Collapse, OSHA Will Investigate, DENVER The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating a trench collapse that killed a construction worker in Denver on Saturday. via Cbs4denver.com

Worker conscious, stable after Friday fall, Fabian Renteria, a 27-year-old construction worker who was seriously injured in a six-story fall Friday afternoon at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel and Spa in downtown Montgomery, was conscious and listed in … via Montgomery Advertiser

1 Killed in Construction Accident at Fontainebleau, Three iron workers were rushed to the hospital after falling more than 30 feet at the Fontainbleu project on Paradise Road near Riviera. via KLAS-TV Las Vegas

Indianapolis man dies in fall at construction site, A 25-year-old Indianapolis man died Saturday after he fell from a building under construction at 336 West Main Street in Carmel. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis

FATAL FALL Man dies in fall from scaffold (a 25-year-old man died after falling from a building under construction – the victim apparently fell from scaffolding approximately 40 feet above the ground – victim was working on the building, which is under construction)

FATAL FALL Construction Worker Killed in Carmel (a normal work day turned tragic at a construction site – a worker, 25, fell 40-feet to his death – the man was laying brick when he fell – he was on the top scaffold, he lost his balance, and he fell)

Officials investigate overpass collapse (a construction worker, 39, who fell 50 feet when a highway overpass he was working on collapsed remained in serious condition as officials tried to determine what caused the structure to give way – he was airlifted and underwent surgery after fracturing his pelvis, left elbow and lower left leg in the collapse – workers spent early Tuesday morning erecting concrete columns and steel tubes for the overpass – during the collapse, two steel beams fell onto a FedEx delivery truck, crushing its hood and back end and requiring firefighters to cut its driver out of the cab)

FATAL FALL Worker dead after fall at ethanol plant (a 26-year-old man died from injuries he suffered in a 60-foot fall at the plant – he was an employee of tank company – the fall was from the top of a new storage silo that was being built on the west side of the ethanol plant)

UPDATE: Mine worker killed in accident was from Morristown (the contract worker, 28, fell to his death in the mine shortly after midnight – he replacing structural steel inside the main shaft of the mine – the work was part of the process of reactivating the mine, which has been closed for five years)

Man who fell into vat of wet concrete is hospitalized (a worker who fell into a mixing vat of wet concrete was taken to a hospital – the man fell into the vat at a company that makes concrete forms for construction projects such as buildings and bridges – the employee was up to his waist in the concrete as the blades continued the mixing process – it took rescue workers 10 minutes to get the man out – he suffered serious injuries)

FATAL FALL Hoover worker falls to his death (a man performing work on a roof fell 22 feet to his death at a coal mine – according to Deputy Coroner, the worker, 27, was pronounced dead on the scene after the accident, which occurred at 2:30 p.m. at the company’s coal mine facility)

Window washer, left dangling 12 stories up, lowered safely, A window washer at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital had a scare Tuesday afternoon when an equipment failure left him dangling precariously 12 stories above the ground. via New Haven Register

Worker Rescued From I-4/408 Road Project, A man working on an Orlando road project was rescued on Tuesday after falling into the gap of an onramp about 35 feet above the ground, according to officials. via Local6.com

Scaffolding Accident Leaves 2 Dead,1 Injured, “We have to physically re-create the scene, determine if there were any type of equipment malfunctions, any kind of negligence whether it was accidental” Two workers are dead after falling approximately 50 feet at a construction site early Saturday. via KXAN-TV

Airline employee dies in accident at Tunica Airport (the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are looking into the death of a worker at the airport – a flight mechanic died in an accident – according to a preliminary NTSB report, he was attempting to close the main cabin door on a flight that was preparing to take off when he lost his grip and fell ten feet to the ground – he suffered a skull fracture and broken ribs, and died the next day – the NTSB report says it was very windy and raining that afternoon, but does not say if weather was a factor in the fall – closing the main cabin door was not part of his duties – he was doing a favor for a flight attendant)

Worker Falls into Elevator Shaft at Ballpark (a worker suffered serious injuries when he drove a cart into an elevator shaft, and the elevator wasn’t there – the worker was attempting to drive the cart into a service elevator used to transport food on the third floor – somehow, the cart went through the gate, dropping 30 feet – the cart landed on top of the elevator where the worker’s brother, another worker, was inside the elevator – one man is listed in critical condition – the other is stable)

Worker falls from roof in Ramapo (a construction worker fell about 25 from a roof possibly injuring his shoulder and leg – no other details)
DOUBLE FATAL FALL Two Killed In Construction Accident (two construction workers are dead and another one is seriously hurt in an accident – apparently two workers were on top of a scaffold about 4 1/2 or 5 stories up the side of the building, when, for whatever reason, the scaffolding or the structure supporting it collapsed)

Teen suffers head injury on the job (a 16-year-old summer student working at an industrial operation is in critical condition after he fell off a ladder and struck his head on a concrete floor – the student was working on a ladder when co-workers heard a crash and went to investigate – they found the teen on the concrete floor of the plant – he suffered head injuries – he was wearing a hard hat but suffered serious injuries in any case)

Man dies after industrial accident (a local electric company worker, 50, died from injuries he suffered in an industrial accident – fell 20 feet to the ground from a scaffolding he was working from – the cause of the fall has not been determined)

FATAL FALL Meridian electric company worker fatally injured in fall (a 50-year-old electric company worker was fatally injured in a fall – he fell about 20 feet to the ground from a scaffolding he was working from)

Gasfield worker dies in Antero drill site mishap (worker, 34, was fatally injured in an apparent work-related accident at a gas-production drilling rig – the accident occurred at a drilling rig – it looks to be an apparent mechanical failure – several witnesses stated to deputies that he was bent forward checking something on the rig when a “swage,” a steel water fixture that connects two pieces of pipe, fell from about 50 feet, striking him on the back of his head)

Worker survives nuclear station fall (a worker had a lucky escape after he fell around 30 feet from scaffolding – he suffered a dislocated ankle and a broken arm in the accident)

FATAL FALL Worker falls 50 feet, dies in Alaska (worker, 19, moved from his hometown to work on construction at the gold mine – he and a co-worker were standing on a manlift about 50 feet above the ground, working on construction of a building when the lift tipped over – while the men survived the initial fall, the workers were pronounced dead at a hospital – it’s unclear whether a mechanical problem or operator error led to the accident)

FATAL FALLConstruction worker dies from fall (a 32-year-old man died from injuries sustained in an accident at a construction site – a steel worker, fell more than 30 feet from a building on a construction site – he fell from one of the I-beams on the upper level of the building where he was working – he fell to the basement level of the building and landed on concrete)

Construction worker injured near convention center (a construction worker who fell 20 feet into a parking garage excavation had to be hoisted out on a stretcher by fire department, EMS and other workers – the worker suffered multiple injuries and was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital)

Excavator plunges 75 feet (a 25-ton excavating machine fell about 75 feet off a cliff with its operator jumping to safety just moments before the plunge – the worker suffered a broken arm in the accident, which took place on the site of the condominium project – no cause yet)

UPDATE NIAGARA FALLS: CIty cited in work accident (the city has been hit with six safety violations from the state’s Department of Labor in connection with a workplace injury accident in May – the injured maintenance worker has filed a grievance with the city and is still questioning why, after two months, the Public Works Manager has never been disciplined for allowing the unsafe conditions to continue – he was operating the city’s asphalt recycling machine at the corporation yard the morning of May 3 when he slipped from a makeshift platform consisting of concrete cylinders and fell three feet, landing face first onto the ground – according to a report filed by an outside safety consultant the city employs, the accident could have been prevented if safety suggestions the group made seven months earlier were followed)

FATAL FALL WVU worker falls to his death at football stadium (university officials have released the name of a maintenance worker, 50, who fell about 30 feet to his death at Milan-Puskar Stadium – he died after falling off the stadium’s north end zone building at 5 p.m. – he had worked for the university since Oct. 1, 2002)

Construction Worker Falls From Renaissance Hotel (a construction worker fell 7 stories from the Hotel being built – no word on how the incident happened, but we are told he was transported to Baptist South with life-threatening injuries)

Flaw in Safety Barrier No Factor in Fatal Fall, Federal safety officials say the fall that killed an Iowa worker on an Omaha, Nebraska, expressway was not related to a safety violation found after the accident. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Investigators look into festival ride death, Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were investigating Sunday why a teen fell from a festival ride and died. via Beloit Daily News

Man falls off ladder in Ridgefield, A man working on a porch roof at a private residence on Old Branchville Road was injured when he fell off a ladder Tuesday morning, Ridgefield Police said. via NewsTimesLive.com

Rock That Fell on Worker’s Head Was Freak Accident (the rock that crashed down on a state worker’s head was a freak accident – after investigators inspected the contract, the safety plans and the situation, they decided the worker was wearing the right safety gear and there were no violations – accident happened at about 9:00 a.m. – crews were detonating explosives to break up large rocks along the cliff side when a rock bounced off a 200 foot screen and hit the 24-year-old crewman)

Worker survives three-storey fall (a plumber, 24, who fell three stories down a lift shaft, narrowly missing being impaled, landed on his back and rang 111 for help because other workers were off having smoke – fell while inspecting a solar light at the top of a lift shaft on the third floor of a home being built – he suffered serious injuries when he landed on concrete just below the ground floor)

Contractor injured in fall inside Orangetown house (a 20-year-old contractor fell this morning and injured his throat while working in an attic inside a house – the contractor was possibly working on an air conditioner – he may have fallen on a hammer, which hit his throat)

Utility Contractor Suffers Deadly Fall, A man died Monday after falling at a Kentucky Utilities plant north of Louisville, a company spokesman said. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Worker killed after falling 24 stories, “We regret any accident on a job site”
A construction worker died Friday after falling 24 stories and landing on a metal molding cast, according to police. via ABC Action News

OSHA probes barn fatality, Officials from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are probing the death last week of 17-year-old Lowell native Travis DeSimone, who was killed when a barn ceiling fell on him. via The Sun

A stevedore is killed by container in Portsmouth, A worker was killed by a container shortly before noon Friday at Portsmouth Marine Terminal. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Construction worker seriously injured in N.J. building collapse, A construction worker was seriously injured Friday when a roof he was helping to frame at a medical office complex fell on him. via PhillyBurbs.com

FATAL FALL Condo worker killed in fall (a construction worker died after falling from the 35th floor of a building – the man, a 27-year-old safety foreman, plunged about 140 feet – he was standing on a platform that may have moved out too quickly, causing him to lose his balance – he fell to the 11th floor, where he hit a cast-iron frame used to pour concrete in columns – debris that fell with the worker injured 10 to 15 other workers, who suffered minor cuts and scrapes – police are still trying to determine the cause of the accident – the victim had been working with the construction firm for two years)

Worker in stable condition after fall off scaffolding (a 32-year-old man was in stable condition after falling from a scaffold while painting a house – worker suffered multiple injuries, including internal bleeding, after falling 28 feet)

Worker injured in Ira Allen fall (a construction worker, 21, was injured after falling about 55 feet from scaffolding that was set up for a restoration project – he was replacing the decking on the floor of the scaffolding, when he lost track of where he was working and fell through a gap in the planking – he was able to grab onto a nearby steel cable as he fell, slowing the rate of his fall)

Construction worker injured in fall (a 23-year-old man was taken to a Medical Center with head and chest injuries after he fell from an exposed roof – the construction worker fell between eight and 10 feet from a ladder and landed on the beam he was carrying – it isn’t clear whether the ladder broke or kicked out)

UPDATE Police, fire and courts (the condition of a man injured June 29 in a 15- to 20-foot fall off a mechanical lift has improved – worker, 52, was listed in serious condition – he was caulking windows about 12:35 p.m. outside a High School when the mechanical lift he was using toppled over, throwing him to the ground – a co-worker, who didn’t witness the accident, said the lift had stabilizing legs for balance, but it appeared that he didn’t attach them, reports stated)

Man breaks leg in tumble off ladder at work (a man is believed to have suffered a broken leg in a fall at work – the worker is believed to have fallen about three metres off a ladder

Police Investigating Teen’s Death on Festival Ride, Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were investigating Sunday why a teen fell from a festival ride and died. via Fox News

Construction worker injured in fall from UVM chapel, A construction worker was injured this morning after falling about 55 feet from scaffolding that was set up for a restoration project at the University of Vermont’s Ira Allen Chapel, UVM officials said. via Burlington Free Press

Tower fall victims identified, Two men killed in a fall from a tower in Douglas County on Tuesday have been identified as Jerry Case, 54, of Kansas City, and Kevin Keeling, 33, of Independence. via Kansas City Star

Construction worker injured in fall from UVM chapel (a construction worker was injured after falling about 55 feet from scaffolding that was set up for a restoration project – the injured worker, 21, was still being evaluated a Health Care center – he was replacing the decking on the floor of the scaffolding, when he lost track of where he was working and fell through a gap in the planking – he was able to grab onto a nearby steel cable as he fell, slowing the rate of his fall)

Fatal Fall Construction Accident on Fort Carson (employees at a job site are in shock after a co-worker, 39, died in a construction accident – it happened when a section of new building collapsed – three other co-workers were hurt – one man is in critical condition at a local hospital – two others suffered minor injuries – a slab of concrete being moved by a crane crashed onto a bucket truck – video and photos @ link)

Construction accident (a 48-year-old construction worker was seriously injured after he fell into a concrete-bottomed pit at a building site – the man was working on a residential construction site around 3:30 pm when he fell from a ladder to the bottom of the pit, which is designed to allow natural light into the basement – the man climbed out on his own and was taken to the regional Health Centre by ambulance – his injuries turned out to be more serious than expected and it’s believed he’s suffering from critical head and neck injuries)

Fatal Fall Man Dies After Falling From RSA Building (45-year-old worker fell 12 stories while working on the new building – no other details)

Tractor backs over worker near Allouez church

Fatal Fall 2 workers killed in fall from tower (investigators are trying to determine what caused two workers to fall hundreds of feet to their deaths from a communications tower – the two men were installing telecommunications equipment on the 1,000-foot tower – they were working in a bucket hoisted about 500 feet to 800 feet from the ground – it is unclear how the men were secured – the men were killed on impact)

Worker survives fall into hole (a construction worker survived a fall into a 15-foot hole being dug to build a new pillar for an extension of the bridge – the man was conscious and talkative, although he had a laceration on his head – the man was delivering materials to the construction site when he leaned against a wooden railing made of two-by-fours – the railing gave way and the man fell into the hole)

Fatal fall inside water tower prompts lawsuit, A water tank in which a Calhoun County man died last October lacked a fixed inside ladder that was called for in design specifications, a lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court claims. via Alton Telegraph

One Worker Is Killed and One Is Hurt in Falls, One construction worker was killed and another was critically injured in two separate accidents only hours apart yesterday, the police said. In the first accident, a man was on the roof of a building in Brooklyn and fell three stories to his death shortly after noon. The police said that the man, Balihar Singh, 43, of Jackson Heights, Queens, was taken from the building, at 11 Front Street in Dumbo, photo above, to Long Island College Hospital, where officials pronounced him dead on arrival. In an unrelated accident less than three hours later, another workman fell from the roof of a construction site in Queens and suffered severe head and body trauma, the police said. Officials who arrived on the scene, at the corner of Beach 26th Street and Seagirt Boulevard in the Rockaways, found the man unconscious and took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition last night. The police did not say how many stories the second man fell. His name was not released, but he was described as a 31-year-old. The police said that investigations were pending in both cases….

Legoland worker injured in fall (a 20-year-old employee was seriously injured after falling 25 feet from a children’s rock-climbing wall – he suffered a broken right ankle, a splintered left heel and a fractured back and right wrist – the accident happened just after 6 p.m. when the employee climbed close to the top of the outdoor 28-foot-high climbing wall – it is not clear if the worker’s safety harness broke or if it was not connected properly)

Council await report on water plant accident (a man working in a plant room fell six feet below a metal gangway when the ladder he was standing on gave way)

Worker Falls Three Stories At Beach 26 Street Construction Site (a 31 year-old construction worker fell 25 feet from a building under construction – he was taken to a hospital after falling to the ground from the third floor)
FATAL FALL Jackson Heights worker dies after building fall (a construction worker, 43, died after he fell from the roof of a building – he was working on the roof of a building – he fell three stories – work was halted at the site during the police investigation, and a Department of Buildings inspector determined that worker error and not unsafe conditions contributed to the accident)
Construction Accident at CityCenter Leaves 1 Injured (for the second time this year, a construction accident has OSHA investigating a Project – a construction worker fell about 30 feet onto the 20th floor – a piece of rebar went through his leg, but that rebar was still connected to the concrete and fire fighters had to cut it free before transporting him off the building – they used a crane to lower the victim, and he was reported as stable and awake – back in February, two construction workers were killed when two retaining walls being lowered by a crane fell. Two others were injured)
FATAL FALL Construction worker falls to his death (a 25-year-old worker plunged two stories to his death at a construction site – he fell from the roof – two other construction workers, one of whom was a relative, reportedly witnessed the fatal fall – he was married and had a 6-year-old child in Guatemala)

Construction Worker Hurt in Fall (a construction worker suffered back and head injuries when he fell 15 feet down a hole at a work site – the incident happened just after 10 a.m. – the worker was alone on site when he fell in a storm drain area – two firefighters were sent into the hole to rescue the worker)

DOUBLE FATAL FALL 2 die dismantling Rolling Stones’ stage (two workers, 44 and 38, dismantling a stage at a stadium fell to their deaths from a metal scaffold – two other workers were injured in the accident, one critically – three of the workers fell about 30 feet from the scaffold, and landed on the fourth worker)

Fatal Fall Worker in Milton, Ont., dies in fall through roof under repair (a construction worker has died after falling through the roof of a building under repair – a roofing company was working on replacing the roof – around noon, the 40-year-old worker broke through the roof and fell to his death)

Construction Worker Rescued After Falling Into Trench (a construction worker was digging a trench behind a house around 4:30pm when the ground beneath him gave out – the victim fell a frightening 10 feet into the dirt and rubble and began yelling for help – he wasn’t seriously hurt – it’s not clear what caused the collapse)

Two injured in accident at EKPC (two contractors working at a new clean-coal generating unit being built were injured – the two men fell between 6 and 10 feet from scaffolding while at the site – information from a witness indicated the injuries were non-life threatening)

Bluffton Worker Dies After Falling Nearly 150 Feet (a man is dead after falling from a tower – the worker fell almost 150 feet from a cell phone and communications tower – authorities still aren’t sure what happened, but they’ve called in OSHA to investigate and figure out what went wrong – he was working about 10 feet above his tools when something went wrong and he fell to his death – workers were in the process of installing reinforcement steel clamps on the tower to help secure the cables, and had just started the work – the workers stated they were up there on the tower working and the worker cut his finger and was taping his finger because they didn’t have any Band-Aids, and apparently he fell – when investigators found his body, he still had on all of his safety gear)

Stop-Work Order Issued At Citi Field Site Following Construction … (a partial stop-work order was issued at the site after a construction worker was injured while working on the new stadium – the worker fell eight-to-ten feet Fwhile working in a stair tower shaft – he was treated for minor injuries)

Fatal Fall Worker dies in fall from school roof (a roofing subcontractor was killed when he fell off the roof of an elementary school – the man was working at about 1:30 p.m. when the incident occurred)

Roofer Falls To Death During Building Renovation, A roofer fell to his death Tuesday while working on a building renovation in Willoughby in northeast Ohio. via WEWS

FATAL FALL!!! Worker Dies After Falling Through Classroom Skylight (a roofing worker is on life support after falling through the roof at a City elementary school – he was not responsive when he was rushed from the school by ambulance and taken to an area hospital – he fell 15 feet through a skylight into a classroom)

Worker Dies Hours After Starting New Job, Michael A. Miller died at the age of 19 last week, only hours after starting his new job as a roofer. Miller and a co-worker were carrying a sheet of plywood across the rooftop on which he and his crew were working when he stepped into a skylight hole. Although the hole had been covered earlier, the cover had been removed. Miller fell about 20 feet (seven meters) and died of head trauma. Read the story at News-Herald.com

Worker dies in fall from school roof, A roofing subcontractor was killed Thursday when he fell off the roof of a Las Cruces elementary school, according to authorities. via Las Cruces Sun-News

Woodstock Man Killed In Fall From Communications Tower, A 30-year-old worker has fallen 150 feet to his death from a communications tower. via WSBTV

Man injured after fall at Boynton construction site (a man working at a construction site in a residential neighborhood was rushed to a hospital after falling 10 to 15 feet from scaffolding – no other details)

Landscaper dies after fall into cesspool (a landscaper, 34, died of his injuries after falling into a cesspool while cutting a lawn and being crushed by the quarter-ton mower – he was mowing the backyard of a home while another employee worked on the front yard – the other landscaper went to the backyard and discovered him trapped in the block-lined cesspool, his head above the liquid, with his lawn mower pinning him to the wall – while using the mower, he had clipped the lid of the cesspool, causing it to give way – the lid was below the surface, covered with grass and dirt and not readily visible)

FATAL FALL Edmond athlete dies in construction accident (former high school standout athlete died in an apparent construction accident while working – he allegedly fell off some scaffolding while working)

Worker In Critical Condition In 72-Foot Fall Down Hole (a laborer, 26, was in critical condition after he fell 72 feet from a bucket lowering him into a tunnel shaft – the cause of the accident will require an investigation- the tunnel and pipe are being installed to relieve the wastewater burden for an older lift station that was damaged by flooding)

Worker rescued from sewage tank (a worker was trapped inside a sewage tank for more than an hour before firefighters pulled him out – the man was transported to a Medical Center for treatment – the incident at a fuel-storage site was reported shortly after 2 a.m., when a witness told authorities a man working inside the sewage tank hit his head on a ladder and was not able to get out – firefighters initially planned to use a crane to hoist the man from the tank but determined the positioning was “not right” for such an effort – crews were then sent down to rescue him)

FATAL FALL Window washer dies after eight story fall (a worker cleaning windows died when he fell eight stories – he was training another worker when the accident happened – the two men were on the roof around 8:30 a.m. when he leaned back off the roof to start cleaning the windows – the safety harnesses weren’t properly hooked up and the emergency safety line never caught – he fell eight stories – “It happened pretty quick. He went over the side and just went straight down. He tried to grab the ropes with his hand and his weight and the speed was just too much. I watched him go over. I saw his life line going and going. I was waiting for it to catch but he just went straight down,” said the co-worker – he rushed to the ground and started performing CPR on the fallen worker – “He was training me today, and I’m thinking he didn’t pay attention. He failed to connect to the right ring on his safety harness,” said the worker – according to the trainee, the fallen worker had been a window washer for more than 30 years)

FATAL FALL Oil rig worker killed near Freer (a 24-year-old man fell 25 feet to his death while working on a land oil rig – he fell from a 25-foot platform after being struck by an unknown object about 8 a.m.)

FATAL FALL Missing worker’s body recovered in coast bridge accident (divers recovered the body of a missing worker, bringing the death toll to two from a construction accident – the unidentified victim and eight others plunged off the bridge – divers began searching for them and found all but one – eight workers were taken to area hospitals – one of them, 51, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a hospital – the others were in stable condition – workers were filling a large cage of rebar, used to reinforce a concrete section of the bridge, just after noon – a large machine vibrates the steel basket to settle the wet concrete and remove bubbles – while the concrete-filled cage was shaking, it slipped off the bridge and tumbled into the water below – the concrete-filled cage and the workers fell nearly 50 feet)

Worker falls in university accident (a construction worker fell in a scaffolding accident at a University site – the man was an employee of the contracting company that was hired to perform roof work – a beam support on the scaffolding apparently broke about 7:30 a.m., causing the worker to fall – no other details were available)

FATAL FALL INDUSTRIAL INJURY: ISCHIA, SCAFFHOLDING COLLAPSES 2 DIE (two workers died in an industrial injury – another worker was injured – they were three workers who were working to the restoration of a Hotel – the accident was caused by the collapse of scaffolding – one of the workers died immediately the second died while the rescuers were carrying him to a hospital – the injured man had his legs broken and is hospitalized)

FATAL FALL Albania roof collapse, two workers killed (the roof of a building under construction collapsed, killing two workers and injuring seven others- the building was undergoing renovation when the accident occurred)

FATAL FALL Worker dies following 20-foot fall from home in Scottsdale (worker, 29, was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m. from head and other injuries he suffered in a 20-foot fall from scaffolding while working on a home – he fell from a scaffolding onto the floor of the home – he was doing drywall work – none of the other six workers at the site witnessed the fall, and nothing appears to be suspicious about the incident)

FATAL FALL Construction Worker Fell 8 Stories To His Death (for the second time in less than a month, there’s been an accident involving an elevator shaft on a building under construction – a 19-year old worker painting on the eighth floor of the Residence and Hotel was killed when he accidentally fell down the open shaft – a safety officer who conducted CPR on the worker after the accident was rushed to the hospital after he suffered some sort of medical problem – last month, a construction worker was seriously injured when he was hit by a cinder block that had fallen down the same elevator shaft)

Co-workers rescue man who fell in trench in Temecula (a Water District employee was hospitalized after falling between a dirt wall and a 1,500-pound concrete block before co-workers rescued him – the 59-year-old man, who was not identified, suffered moderate injuries – the man was repairing a water pipe)

Gautrain worker falls six metres (a construction worker was in a serious but stable condition after falling six metres to the ground -it appeared the man fell from a six-metre height at one of the sites in the afternoon – no other details)

Company Facing $18,000 In Fines After Fatal Fall, A Burlington roofing company is facing $18,000 in fines for a series of alleged safety violations after an employee fell to his death last December. via WPTZ

Scaffolding collapse injures two painters, Two painters, who were not identified, were transported to area hospitals with “serious, but not life-threatening” injuries after their two-story wooden scaffolding collapsed outside a home at 75 Dana Street … via Boston Herald

Construction worker dies after fall, A 29-year-old worker died Tuesday, less than six hours after falling 20 feet from a scaffold in a house under construction in Scottsdale. via Arizona Republic

Minnesota man dies in work accident, An Ottertail, Minn., man was killed on the job in this southeastern North Dakota town when he fell about 20 feet down an elevator shaft. via BismarckTribune

Worker injured at construction site (firefighters had to haul a construction worker out of a 40-foot hole when he was injured – the man fell about eight feet while working inside the hole, injuring himself – firefighters had to lower a stretcher into the hole and pull the worker out using a winch on an aerial ladder – his injuries were not considered life-threatening)

Worker injured in UT stadium accident (a man was recovering after a construction accident – the worker fell 10 to 15 feet into a hole at site of a large expansion project – no other details)

FALL PROTECTION SAVES TWO, One Dies, One in Critical Condition Scaffolding collapse kills worker (Construction company leaders and state safety officials want to know why one construction worker died and another was hurt when scaffolding collapsed – it was the second scaffolding accident this year on the project – four workers were spreading cement for the theater project shortly before 11 a.m. when a pin that kept the scaffold suspended by cable came loose – a 29-year-old man and a 39 year old worker walked to the corner of the scaffold to try to fix the pin, but the cable of the 40- to 50-foot length scaffolding gave way – the two men were not wearing their safety harnesses and fell 30 to 40 feet to a concrete surface – two other men were attached to safety cables and were left dangling, but neither was hurt – one man died shortly after the fall from severe head trauma and other injuries – the other had head and chest injuries – he’s listed in critical but stable condition – all of the workers should have been wearing safety harnesses)

Solon man dies in construction crane accident (a construction crane accident has taken the life of a man, 49 – he died \after the crane he was working from tipped over causing him to fall to the ground – he was about 37 feet above the ground on a platform cutting branches from a tree – the crane operator was taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries – the cause of the accident is under investigation)

FATAL FALL!!! Indiana cell phone tower worker killed in 75-foot fall (a cell phone tower worker, 21, fell 75 feet to his death – he was on a cell phone tower and was holding onto a cable and a bracket when he fell onto the roof of a small building next to the tower – a coworkers told police he heard a click and then heard him yell as he fell from the tower)

No one hurt at Wheaton Glass fire (a fire that erupted as a result of an ember falling into a bin of steel beads at the Glass plant took almost four hours to contain – a fan was being installed in the roof of the glass plant when the ember fell in the maintenance area around 1:36 p.m. – no injuries were reported, and the fire was contained in the bin of steel beads used to clean the glass molds in the plant)

Worker Killed in Fall, A utility worker fell to his death on the Southside Thursday morning. The man, an independent contractor from Indiana, was installing reinforcement beams on a tower behind the Food Lion off Old St. via WJXX

IOSHA officials begin investigation of scaffolding death, INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities with the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration began work Monday at a theater construction site at Castleton Mall where a construction worker died Saturday after … via The Indianapolis Star

Fall into cesspool kills lawnmower operator, A landscaper was killed Tuesday after apparently falling into a cesspool while cutting the back lawn of a suburban home, Suffolk County police said. via Buffalo News

Garbage Truck Worker Killed In Fall In Brooklyn (it was a deadly night on the job for a garbage truck worker – the 33-year-old worker was riding on the back of a private sanitation truck when he slipped – the worker suffered head injuries and died at the scene – investigators said it looks as if the fall was an accident, and no one has been arrested)

Crane collapse leaves worker in serious condition (a crane collapsed on a building site left the driver seriously injured – the driver was reportedly trapped in his cab for seven hours after the crane collapsed – three other colleagues were trapped in the wreckage, but were not seriously injured – the crane was attempting to lift a large steel girder at the time of the accident – a section of the crane collapsed onto the roof of the neighbouring hotel, and guests were temporarily evacuated)

Labourer hurt at downtown arena site (construction was halted at the site of the city’s downtown sports and entertainment centre while provincial inspectors investigated an accident that sent a labourer to hospital with broken legs and a smashed ankle – the worker fell about eight metres when a steel beam gave way on the building around 11:15 a.m. – the worker was reportedly tethered to the beam when the mishap, involving both a crane and the beam, occurred)

FALL FATALITY!!! Man dies after 300ft plunge chimney plunge (a steeplejack has died after falling almost 300 feet from a chimney – he was dismantling scaffolding from a disused chimney when he fell from near the top of the 300ft structure – two of his horrified workmates witnessed the accident – “Safety equipment and harnesses were being used by the men and the investigation will focus on exactly how it was this man fell.” – one colleague was helping the steeplejack dismantle scaffolding around the top of the structure and another was working at ground level)

Cell tower fall kills Hoosier, A cell phone tower worker from Indiana fell 75 feet to his death Thursday, police said. via IndyStar.com

Fall Victim Amazed to be Walking, Timothy Stanton, 38, says he’s amazed to be able to walk. The concrete worker was one of nine workers injured when freshly poured concrete at a Minnesota construction site abruptly collapsed, dumping Stanton and his workmates approximately 35 feet (12 meters). Stanton suffered broken ribs and a concussion in the collapse, prompting doctors to say they were astonished at his relatively light injuries. Read more here

Family sues over fatal accident, CANTON Gordon C. Hickman died nearly a year ago when he fell into a pit at United Foundries and was burned by molten metal. via The Repository

Bridgeton man dies when he falls off roof, ‘ The father of two city police officers was killed Thursday afternoon when he accidentally fell about 40 feet from the roof of his workplace on Bank Street. via Press of Atlantic City

Coroner Names Man Who Fell Off Catwalk At Drywall Factory, A contract worker who fell 70 feet to his death while repairing a conveyor belt Tuesday at a drywall factory in Richmond has been identified as 49-year-old Livermore resident Timothy Barney, according to the … via NBC11.com

FATAL FALL from ladder Young worker in ladder fall horror (a teenage workman fell 20 feet to his death from a ladder which a health and safety inspector described as the worst he had ever seen – he was working on the windows of a home when the accident happened – he fell head first on to a concrete patio – witness told the inquest how the worker was up the ladder and over-reaching sideways to try to knock in a nail when the ladder slipped and the teenager fell to the ground – he suffered several skull fractures and massive brain damage – health and safety inspector “The state of the ladders was key in the accident.” – he added that at least one of the rungs of the metal ladder was missing and the remainder were dented – the rubber feet which should have been on the foot of the ladder were missing and no one had been holding the ladder to stabilise it while he climbed)

Jonesboro Man Dies in Industrial Accident (a man is dead as the result of an industrial accident – 44-year-old worker died after falling from a forklift while installing Internet cable on a warehouse – he was in a forklift basket when the weight in the basket shifted, causing him to fall approximately 8-and-a-half feet onto a concrete floor – the steel basket then fell on top of him, causing a traumatic head injury)

Garbage Worker Killed By Sanitation Truck in New Port Richey (a garbage collector was killed by his garbage truck – reports say the driver of the truck didn’t realize the victim was not on the back of the vehicle – the worker had fallen off and was run over by the truck)

Painter injured in fall from bridge in Devon (for the second time in six months, a worker at the bridge reconstruction fell in the inner workings of the bridge and had to be rescued by firefighters – a painter was touching up the underside of the machinery that raises and lowers the bridge when he fell about 4 feet from a ladder – company will investigate what caused the painter to fall)

Worker trapped after falling into pit (firefighters were called out to help assist with an extrication of a construction worker who has fallen into a pit – no other details)

WORKER DIES IN FALL FROM WIND TURBINE (a windfarm worker, 19, died after plunging 100 feet down the inside of a turbine – it is believed he was to have fallen from near the top of the shaft)

Fall on bridge spurs fed safety probe, Federal safety officials have launched an investigation into a workplace accident at the Washington Bridge, where a painter was injured Wednesday after falling off a ladder. via Connecticut Post

Brewery fined after accident severs worker’s tongue (a worker’s tongue was partially severed after he slipped and crashed through a skylight – he also sustained a fractured pelvis, a displaced vertebra and fractures to his wrist and elbow following a fall of more than 13ft on to a concrete floor)

Worker injured in fall (an employee is in serious condition after falling 21 feet while on the job – the 49-year-old man was working alone on the outside wall of a building when the accident happened around 4:45 p.m. – he was standing on a ladder drilling a hole through a wall when he fell 21 feet and struck his head on the concrete below)

Firefighters rescue injured worker (it took a tall ladder truck and more than a half-hour of work by firefighters to rescue an injured worker from a four-story cement-handling structure – the accident occurred about 1:20 a.m. as workers were unloading a ship full of cement powder – one of the workers was up on the loader, and he slipped and fell about 5 feet – in falling, the worker, 31, apparently hurt his leg and back – the firefighters had to use their 100-foot aerial ladder and their Stokes basket to perform a higMay 28, 2007p>

Stafford man escapes crane’s fall, “I really don’t have anything profound to say”, First the cable came down, then the ball. The next thing William Huther knew, a 10,000-pound steel boom flattened the cab of his pickup. via Houston Chronicle

Three injured in crane collapse in Ghusais (at least three labourers were seriously injured when a crane collapsed at a construction site – the accident took place at around 11.30am. – only two persons were injured and were undergoing treatment – one of them is said to be critical, the other is in a stable condition – sources said that three people had fallen from the crane – the reason for the crane’s sudden collapse is not known, but there were three men who suffered injuries when it did)

FALL FATALITY Worker killed while off-loading containers from a ship (an accident at an industrial site in the Houston Ship Channel cost an employee, 28, his life – he was reportedly off-loading containers from a ship when he was knocked off his feet and fell into the water – he apparently hit his head on the way down and never came back up)

Worker in harness injured (a construction worker suffered back injuries when his harness was struck by a piece of timber, causing him to dangle about three stories in the air – when his harness was struck, it caused him to fall back – firefighters used a crane to rescue him because he was elevated, but the injuries were not considered serious)

FALL FATALITY Worker falls to death in downtown Oakland (a 52-year-old plumber fell to his death from the 14th floor of a downtown office building – the fall happened about 10:33 a.m. – he was working inside on the 14th floor of a building – the impact from the fall was so great that a ring came off his finger and tore off a rubber glove he was wearing on his hand)

FALL FATALITY Sarasota roofer falls to his death (a 37-year-old roofer died when he fell about 40 feet off the roof of a three-story home he was refurbishing – another worker was painting on the third-floor porch when he heard him scream and watched him fall – emergency medical crews arrived at the scene and found the worker bleeding from his head – efforts to revive him were unsuccessful – details about what caused him to fall were unknown, but, authorities said, the death appears to be accidental)

Ephrata man, 18, injured in fall from scaffolding (an 18-year-old man — on just his third day at a new construction job suffered serious injuries after falling 37 feet from a scaffold plank – he suffered several injuries – his back bone splintered his spinal canal and he has multiple contusions of his lungs, two broken ribs and a split spleen – two full-time employees and he were waterproofing a gutter ledge – he walked across a plank on a scaffold when it failed – the plank was 2 inches by 12 inches and 7 feet long)

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