Safety Flash: Fatality: explosive failure of corroded fire extinguisher
What happened A person was killed when there was a catastrophic explosive failure of a corroded fire extinguisher. The incident…
Tag: Death
Safety Flash: Crewman fell to his death through faulty grating
The United States’ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published BSEE Panel Report 2021-001 into a fatal fall from a…
Safety Flash: Teen Roofer Electrocuted when Ladder Contacts High Voltage Power Line
SUMMARY On Monday, September 10, 2018, a 16-year-old male roofer (the victim) attempted to maneuver a fully extended 25-foot ladder…
Safety Flash: Worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning while using pressure washer
BACKGROUND Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, nonirritating toxic gas that is produced by burning fuel, such as…
A Bathtub Refinisher Dies from Methylene Chloride Exposure :Safety Flash
A bathtub refinisher, working alone in a small apartment bathroom, died of methylene chloride exposure while using the chemical to…
Landscaper dies after auger entanglement:Safety Flash
These flashes summarize the key matters and incidents, allowing wider dissemination of lessons learnt form them. The information below has…
Worker dies after falling from scaffold
These flashes summarize the key matters and incidents, allowing wider dissemination of lessons learnt form them. The information below has…
Four Minutes: Life and Death in Confined Spaces
Of all the workplace hazards, confined spaces are some of the most deceptive. What looks like a "normal" space could…
Death of Oregon forestry worker prompts new toolbox talk
Portland, OR – The Oregon Occupational Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Programrecently released a toolbox talk guide in response to…