January 2011
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Milk Crate Scaffold
Amplify’d from www.safetyphoto.co.ukA private job - the first photo is bad enough, wait until you
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Landlords sued in triple-fatality house blaze |... →
The sole survivor and families of three Calgarians who perished in a so-called “death trap” fire have launched separate lawsuits seeking millions in damages.
The parents of three young adults who…
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1 killed, 1 injured in Austin scaffold fall | AP... →
AUSTIN, Texas — One worker is dead and another is hospitalized after they fell 20 feet from a wooden scaffold on which they were working at an Austin apartment complex.
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Fuel tank explodes at Warsaw factory →
WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) – A fuel tank exploded at a Warsaw factory Wednesday night.
Investigators said around 9:30 p.m., a piece of equipment in a paper storage area at RR Donnelley had caught fire,…
Age Discrimination – Mr M H Hadfield v (1) The... →
Age Discrimination: The claimant was aged over 60 and, for the relevant period, was still working full time or near full time.
via Case Law & Court Cases – CaseCheck – UKEATS/0013/10 Mr M H…
Charlton & Hill Limited fined $65,750 – fall from... →
Convicted is: Charlton & Hill Limited Date of conviction: December 15, 2010* Location of offence: Lethbridge Date of offence: March 24, 2008 Type: Injury Description: A worker was using a…
West Lothian council fined £80,000 after... →
An elderly lady died when she fell through an access hole in her hallway floor which had been left uncovered by council employees working on her property.
On 2 July 2009, Mrs Catherine Walker, 90,…
Fatal Accident Closes Anglo Platinum Mine... →
Anglo Platinum announced yesterday that it had brought operations at its Thembelani facility to a temporary halt, reports Reuters.
via Fatal Accident Closes Anglo Platinum Mine Temporarily :…
Contractor, Howper 291 Ltd (formally Urang Ltd)... →
A Hammersmith company has been fined after a worker had his leg amputated following a fall at a property in West London.
The court heard that on 12 November 2007, Howper 291 Ltd (formally known as…
Hun Sen warns freight firm | The Phnom Penh Post –... →
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned freight transportation firm So Nguon Group that it could be shut down, claiming its lorries often caused collisions on Cambodia’s roads and bridges.
A recent So Nguon…
Show respect, rail line protesters urged – The... →
A union has urged protesters to show respect for construction workers just trying to do their jobs in the controversial takeover of village land for Hong Kong’s express rail link to the mainland.
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BBC News – Fatal 1911 Pontypridd rail tragedy... →
A report on a train accident which killed 11 people a century ago has gone online at the National Archives.
A signalling error led to the collision between a passenger service and a coal train on…
Worker killed in crane accident in Jacksonville –... →
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Officials say one person is dead after a crane collapsed at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
via Worker killed in crane accident in Jacksonville – Florida AP –…
Gorch Fock captain relieved of duty – The Local →
Following reports of an alleged “mutiny” on board the German navy training ship Gorch Fock, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has dismissed the ship’s commander, a ministry…
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Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
Amplify’d from weeklytoll.blogspot.comWeekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
While our blog is a list of worker fatalities to honor the victims and bring about awareness to this problem in our country, we also thought it was appropriate to highlight some good news in the arena of safety in the work place: Worker Falls From High-Rise Building, But SAVED by His Safety Harness. Worker...
BBC News – Fallen tree kills Drumlanrig Castle... →
A forestry worker has been killed in an accident on an estate in Dumfries and Galloway.
via BBC News – Fallen tree kills Drumlanrig Castle forestry worker.
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Three children injured in South Delhi factory fire →
New Delhi: Three children were critically injured after a fire broke out in a chemical factory in south Delhi Monday, a fire official said.
via Three children injured in South…
Man 36 commits suicide, wife electrocuted |... →
A-36-year-old man of Kanakantapa in Chongwe in Lusaka Province has committed suicide after his wife died following her electrocution.
A neighbour to the deceased couple Royce…
Woman dies in hotel after suspected gas leak – The... →
INVESTIGATIONS WILL continue today into a suspected gas leak at a Co Cork hotel which left one woman dead and her sister critically ill in hospital.
The tragedy happened at the…
HSE responds to Forestry Journal Lumbering Jack... →
Dear Editor
Your insulting and offensive portrayal of a health and safety inspector as a Nazi (Lumbering Jack, Forestry Journal, November) not only grossly trivialises the suffering…
Construction company foreman cited for safety... →
A foreman of a construction company working at a Massey Energy subsidiary was cited by federal regulators for not wearing safety gear.
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Penalty for smoking at workplace in Kanpur – MSN... →
Kanpur, Jan 8 (PTI) In order to discourage people from using tobacco, the district administration here has issued an order stating that anyone found smoking or using tobacco products…
Dead worker at East Point recycling plant... →
The worker who was found dead amidst a fire late Thursday at an East Point recycling plant has been identified as a city resident.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office…
More than 100 miners die in Turkey mine accidents... →
A total of 105 miners died in mine accidents in Turkey in 2010, according to the Mine Engineers Chamber and Turkey’s Coal Authority (TTK).
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Radon Test Kits Available At Health Department –... →
The Environmental Health Division of the Mansfield, Ontario, Richland County Health Department wants county residents to take advantage of January being “National Radon Action Month”…
1 Killed In Blast At Tennessee Ammunition Plant :... →
A series of explosions ripped through an ammunition plant in Oakland, Tenn., on Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring a firefighter while shells fired off for about an hour…
Four workers fall suffering serious injuries –... →
Two Lincolnshire companies have been fined after four workers were injured in a 3.5m fall at a vegetable processing and packaging site.
The workers were employed by Spalding-based J & P…
Man critical after fall – DI-VE – News Details →
A man is in danger of dying after falling from a height in a construction site on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.
The man, a 44-year-old from Birkirkara, was working on a site in Triq San…
Investigation finds Metro North Commuter Railroad... →
BOSTON – A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that the Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. brought…
Motiva Port Arthur expansion sees 2nd crane... →
Jan 4 (Reuters) – A crane lifting pipes for a crude capacity expansion at Motiva Enterprises’ Port Arthur, Texas, refinery toppled over backward on Tuesday,
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US Department of Labor agencies to host live Web... →
WASHINGTON – Officials at seven of the U.S. Department of Labor’s agencies this week will host live Web chats and, in one case, a conference call to discuss their respective…
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The U.S. Epidemic of Workplace Dysfunction
Amplify’d from workplacecredibleactivist.wordpress.comThe U.S. Epidemic of Workplace Dysfunction Resulting in Unlawful Employer Practices Please Sign this Petition @change : Demand Legal Compliance in US Workplaces http://chn.ge/bO31L8 There is an epidemic of violations of public safety, fraud, and corruption laws that are directly related to labor law violations in government entities and US...
Health and safety fears as more prison riots... →
Prison officers could refuse to man jails on health and safety grounds amid warnings that riots may spread as spending cuts bite.
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'Boost quality' in Teaching
Amplify’d from jamaica-gleaner.comThe island’s teachers have been charged with taking greater responsibility for the quality of their output as Jamaica moves forward into 2011.‘Boost quality’Read more at jamaica-gleaner.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/kcf7
Intense fireball at city factory – Local News –... →
A plume of dark smoke could be seen across Tauranga yesterday evening as firefighters rushed to a blaze at a turpentine plant.
Spontaneous combustion was believed to be the cause of…
Riau Paper Mill Accident Claims Fourth Victim |... →
Pekanbaru. Police in Riau have recovered a fourth body from a freak accident that occurred on Friday at a paper mill in Tualang Perawang, Siak district.
In the accident at the mill…
Kane County Chronicle | None hurt after New Year’s... →
BATAVIA – A machine fire inside Amcore Rigid Plastics, 1300 S. River St., Batavia, on Jan. 1 caused $25,000 in damage, according to Batavia fire officials.
No injuries to civilians…
Another Miner dies – Zambia National Broadcasting... →
Another miner has died on the Copperbelt after a rock fall at the Baluba Mine in Luanshya.
This is the second miner to die in an underground accident within a week.
Copperbelt…
Ten killed in North West bar stampede – Times LIVE →
Ten people died in a stampede at a New Year’s day celebration in Ipelegeng, the North West Public Safety department said.
“Most of the deceased were underage,” spokesman Lesiba…
Smoke, fire trigger panic at hotel – The Times of... →
KOLKATA: A fire probably sparked by a short circuit led to panic at Hotel Hindustan International on Thursday evening.
Firefighters evacuated more than 30 guests and employees from…
Codelco Worker Hurt in Chuquicamata Refinery... →
A worker was seriously injured in an accident at Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper refinery in northern Chile yesterday that has partly curtailed the unit’s output, according to a…
