Safety Tips from Safety+Health magazine

FACEValue: Mechanic dies in motor vehicle crash caused by distracted driving

A 37-year-old diesel mechanic employed by a railroad transportation company died when his utility truck crashed into the rear of a semi-trailer on a highway.

FACEValue: Stonemason killed after falling from handmade platform

A master stonemason died after falling roughly 30 feet to the ground from a wooden two-tiered work platform. The platform, which had been fabricated by the victim and another employee, was fastened to the forks of a powered industrial truck. At the time of the incident, the victim was preparing to exit the platform, and the front guardrails on the upper tier of the platform were not in place.

FACEValue: Worker crushed by backing forklift

A 35-year-old material handler was killed after she was crushed against a podium by a backing forklift. The forklift was in good operating condition and the back-up alarm was working at the time of the incident.

Mechanic burned after gasoline ignites

A 47-year-old auto mechanic died when gasoline he was pouring into a motor vehicle ignited and burned him. The victim had worked at the auto shop for two years. His employer did not have a written safety program, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, or job training program that provided safety training to employees.

FACEValue: Janitor using propane buffer killed by carbon monoxide

A 50-year-old janitor was found dead in an office building where he was cleaning floors with a propane-powered buffer.

Warehouse worker dies after falling through skylight

A 56-year-old warehouse worker was killed after he fell approximately 30 feet through a skylight and onto a concrete floor. The victim had been employed at the warehouse for about seven years and was the chairperson for the facility’s safety committee.

FACEValue: Millwright killed when pinned between feed rolls of a debarker

A millwright was killed while welding additional metal to the feed rolls of a debarker at a lumber mill.