Tag: worker safety
The Story of a Travel-Industry Accident Gets Written Before Anyone Arrives
Travel-industry accident beyond operator error & workplace organization. How to harness what could go wrong & build for on the job checks.
Walk onto an airport ramp, a cruise terminal loading dock, or a hotel receiving bay the morning after...
Sanitation worker dies falling off truck on first day of job (as dad drove)
John Derrick Dover, Gaffney, South Carolina man killed on first day of job as sanitation worker for Cherokee County while riding back of garbage truck as his dad drove. Cause of tragic fall continues amid ongoing investigation.
A 32-year-old South...
Fatal mine accident investigated after 1000 pounds of falling rock kills Greene County worker
Zachary Wolfe, of Rices Landing, Greene County, Pennsylvania worker killed in mining accident at Bailey Mine in Aleppo Township, Pennsylvania after falling rock crashed on work-site as investigation into cause of tragedy is now investigated.
A Pennsylvania man was killed...
Trussville construction worker killed in industrial accident
Edgar Earl Davis IV, Odenville, Alabama man killed in industrial accident at Trussville construction plant, Infinite Precast. Cause of death yet to be ruled.
An Alabama man was killed in an industrial accident in Trussville with investigators yet to say...
Walmart employee baked to death in oven, but who’s to blame?
Gursimran Kaur Walmart worker baked to death in oven. Halifax, Nova Scotia police open investigation into the employee's tragic death as they seek to identify cause and manner of death along with culpability.
Canada authorities have revealed the identity of...
Delta Airlines workers killed by exploding tyre left unrecognizable
Mirko Marweg and Luis Aldarondo id as the two Delta Airlines maintenance workers killed when a tyre exploded at an Atlanta, Georgia area workshop as the cause of the 'accident' remains unknown amid an ongoing investigation. Third worker remains...
Forklift driver killed at Texas Walmart facility as family demand answers
Elena Rios Forklift driver killed in Forth Worth, Texas Walmart facility accident as family demand answers as they consider legal action against employer.
The family of an elderly woman killed in a ‘forklift accident’ are demanding answers as to...
Amazon fined just $7K over preventable warehouse worker death
Amazon fined just $7,000 over Caes Gruesbeck Fort Wayne, Indiana warehouse worker death as giant e-commerce retailer claims it is addressing work related safety despite accusations that the multi billion dollar outlet has little financial incentive to make real...
Window washer, dad of 2 falls to his death outside Boston skyscraper
Nicholas Marks, East Weymouth, Mass father of two and window cleaner falls to his death outside of Boston skyscraper at 100 Summer St.
A window washer and father of two was killed after plummeting several stories to his death outside...
Caterpillar worker killed falling into molten iron crucible amid ongoing OSHA violations
Steven Dierkes Caterpillar worker killed falling into 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit molten iron crucible ruled accidental. Not the first worker related fatality at the industrial plant in ongoing work safety violations.
The death of a 39-year-old worker who died after falling...
Missouri construction worker killed after forklift falls 75ft off bridge
Alan Jackson Pevely Missouri construction worker killed after forklift falls 75ft from bridge. Had been planning on retiring this year after 30 year career. Cause of accident unknown.
A Missouri construction foreman has died after the forklift he was commandeering...
Romeo Michigan factory worker killed when 25,000 pound mold falls on him
David Spano Romeo factory worker killed when 25,000 pound mold falls on him at Macomb County, Michigan plant. Incident ruled an accident.
A Michigan factory worker has died after been crushed under 25,000 pounds of manufacturing molding that fell from the...
Amazon warehouser worker COVID-19 death amid safety strikes
Gerard Tuzara Amazon California warehouser worker COVID-19 death. Death follows series of strikes by workers demanding changes during health crises.
An Amazon warehouse worker at a Southern California facility has died from the coronavirus.
Gerard Tuzara, 35, worked as an operations manager at...
