Posts tagged worksite injuries

• 181 Miners in China Trapped, Presumed Dead

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-20T15:00:26 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  181 Chinese miners have been trapped since Friday in a mining accident when a dike on a nearby river burst and sent water flooding into the mine and trapping the miners. Other victims were trapped in a nearby shaft in the Huayuan Mining Co. mine.According to media reports, rescuers have worked desperately since the dike breakage to pump out water that has poured into the mine from the river....

• Ground Crew Member Killed at Denver Airport

  Shannon Weidemann | 2007-08-08T15:01:50 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 46-year-old sub-contractor at Denver International Airport was killed by a sweeper on runway 16L. He was working to remove tire pieces from the runway. The workplace accident happened early in the morning on Monday. The sub-contractor was cleaning rubber pieces off the runway when he was hit by a large sweeper. "The man had apparently bent over to retrieve an item and could not be seen by...

• Smithville Crane Accident Leads to Fatality

  Brooks Schuelke | 2008-07-31T10:23:14 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The regular readers of this blog know that July has been devoted to issues relating to worksite safety. Unfortunately, as the month comes to a close, workers in the Central Texas town of Smithville...

• Austin Considering Regulations to Reduce Crane Accidents

  Brooks Schuelke | 2008-07-28T10:33:42 | 1 Comment Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In the wake of this month's Houston crane collapse, the Austin American Statesman is reporting that Austin city council member Mike Martinez is asking the Austin City Council to draft an ordinance...

• Man Airlifted to Hospital After An On the Job Injury

  Beth Janicek | 2007-12-14T11:57:06 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An employee at the BFI landfill was bulldozing debris and accidentally fell off the hill. He fell about 200 feet and was airlifted to the hospital, but was not seriously hurt.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Worksite Injury and Workers Compensation.

• Workplace Death Statistics Released

  Staff Writer | 2006-05-01T16:32:12 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  While I haven't seen Texs' stats yet, Under the Golden Dome's Bill brought to my attention a report released by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) stating that MA had six more on-the-job deaths in 2005 than in 2004."It is unconscionable that this tragic loss of life continues unabated in workplaces across the Commonwealth,"...

• Imperial Sugar Company Plant Cited for Safety Violations

  Beth Janicek | 2008-03-25T14:52:12 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Imperial Sugar Company in Gramercy Louisiana was cited for several violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited violations that could total $36,000 in penalties.Some of the violations were the dust collectors were not correctly equipped with explosion protection systems.An explosion on February 7th at the Imperial Sugar Company Refinery close to Savannah, Georgia...

• Death Toll Rises in Crane Collapse

  Beth Janicek | 2008-03-20T10:43:39 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 5 ½ ton steel collar being installed around a 20 story crane broke loose from a building on East 51st St. and as the collar fell it struck another collar, knocking it loose rendering the crane unstable. The unsupported crane tumbled, crashing into the building and leveling a town house. Two construction workers and a woman from Miami were pulled from the Manhattan crane collapse. Torres,...

• Construction Worker Killed from Cave-in

  Beth Janicek | 2008-03-06T08:57:00 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Yesterday, around 3:30 p.m. a construction site trench caved in burying Luis Garcia. Luis Garcia was dead when they were finally able to find him at 10 p.m. His brother, Robert Gomez was also in the trench when the cave in occurred, but only suffered minor injuries. The trench was 15 feet of dirt and clay when it caved in. No one has said what caused the trench to cave in. An autopsy will...

• Three Construction Workers Injured

  Beth Janicek | 2008-02-22T17:08:12 | 0 Comments Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  This morning, three construction workers were injured while working at a site at The Shops at La Cantera. One of the corners collapsed and the workers slid 28 feet. They were not critically hurt.