April 2011
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US – Presidential Proclamation: Workers’ Memorial... →
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Every year in America, nearly four million workers suffer an occupational injury or illness, and…
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Worker Deaths Decline Due To Recession
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Worker Deaths Decline Due To Recession, Not New Safety Regulations
NEW YORK — The number of workplace-related deaths and injuries decreased slightly in 2009 according to the nation’s largest labor union, but that’s not because of any significant...
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Fairground ride kills man
Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukA man has been crushed to death as he moved a fairground ride at a park in Wellingborough.The 45-year-old was positioning the ride at Bassetts Park on Wednesday evening when it landed on top of him, trapping him beneath the rear wheels.Police said the incident was being investigated as an “industrial accident”. Any witnesses are asked to call...
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Bosses at Butlins ban bumper cars
Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukBosses at Butlins ban bumper cars over health and safety fearsBosses at Butlins have banned bumper car drivers from crashing into each other because of health and safety fears. BBC Radio 5 live reporter Bob Walker investigated: “We’ve been told that there have been cases of injuries and broken bones.”Read more at www.bbc.co.uk See this Amp at...
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Thanks to Cameron more men likely to die
Amplify’d from www.independent.co.ukJohann Hari: Thanks to David Cameron, more men like this will dieMark Wright died at work, in an accident that could have been prevented. Yet the Prime Minister’s cuts to the Health and Safety Executive will cost more livesI want to tell you the story of a man called Mark Wright, and how he died – because, thanks to David Cameron and a campaign of deceit...
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Suicide frequently having to change jobs
Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.ukFrance Telecom worker kills himself in office car parkA France Telecom-Orange worker has died after setting himself alight outside his office, the latest in a wave of suicides at the company. The 57-year-old married father of four, described as a sociable member of staff, set himself on fire in the car park of a site at Merignac, near Bordeaux, after arriving for a...
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Electrician sues Mars
Amplify’d from www.getbracknell.co.ukAn electrician from Bracknell is taking two of the country’s biggest confectionery companies to the High Court for the sum of £200,000, claiming their negligence led to him contracting asbestosis.His writ, which was handed to the High Court on Thursday, April 14, claims he first came into contact with the deadly substance while working as an electrician and...
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PM defends his support of asbestos
Amplify’d from www.ctv.caPM defends his support of asbestos industryPrime Minister Stephen Harper used his stop in Asbestos, Que. Tuesday to trumpet his government’s support for the much-maligned asbestos mining industry that the community is built on. “The only party that defends the chrysotile industry is our party; the Conservative party,” Harper said in French, using the term...
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Human cannonball killed in Kent
Amplify’d from www.independent.co.ukHuman cannonball killed in Kent after safety net ‘fails to engage’A man performing as a human cannonball at a stunt show in Kent has died after a safety net failed to engage.Read more at www.independent.co.uk See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/b107ux
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Work accident costs Appleton man his leg
Amplify’d from www.postcrescent.comWork accident costs Appleton man his leg and rekindles his faith in God Dan Boettcher could very well have been unconscious due to the blood loss. But he was wide-awake. His right foot dangling and the leg nearly severed, searing pain should have gripped him. But he felt none.Read more at www.postcrescent.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/b10606
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Blaze Tears Through Clothing Factory
Amplify’d from www.nytimes.comDeadly Blaze Tears Through Beijing Clothing Factory
BEIJING — A fire at a clothing factory in southern Beijing killed at least 17 persons and injured 24 more before more than 200 firefighters extinguished the blaze early Monday, a state news service reported.
The owner of the factory was among those injured, the Xinhua news agency reported. A short circuit was...
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Eight trapped in flooded China mine
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Eight trapped in flooded China mine
A COAL mine flooded in southwest China yesterday evening, trapping eight workers, state media said.
Forty-five miners were working underground when the facility in Panxian county, Guizhou province, flooded, the state Xinhua news agency said, quoting an official at the scene.Read...
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Firework truck under investigation
Amplify’d from www.chinapost.com.twFirework truck under investigation in Wugu blast Three days after the Friday night paper money factory explosion in Wugu District of New Taipei City that killed four and left 38 injured, the city government has targeted the truck, which was not legally allowed to transport fireworks, in an investigation to determine the source of the explosion.
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Theme Park Sued Twice
Amplify’d from www.newyorkinjurynews.comIndoor Chicago Theme Park Sued Twice for Fatal Roller Coaster AccidentNorridge, IL — Two lawsuits have been filed against a suburban Chicago theme park after a toddler fell to his death from a roller coaster. The parents of the toddler filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, and another unrelated lawsuit was filed by a woman, who came to the aide of the...
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17 killed, 24 hurt in Beijing fire
Amplify’d from www.focus-fen.netfire17 killed, 24 hurt in Beijing factory fire
Beijing. Seventeen people were killed and 24 injured in a blaze at an illegal Beijing building Monday, state media and officials said, the latest accident to highlight China’s poor fire-safety record, AFP reported.
The fire broke out about 1 am (1700 GMT Sunday) in the four-story building in the...
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House next to fire station burns down
Amplify’d from www.myfoxorlando.comHouse next to fire station burns down
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - When Jimmy McMillan woke up at around 3 in the morning, he noticed flames coming from the house next to him. “The fire was over the house in the trees and I seen it come over here,” he said. “They came and knocked on my...
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Boy, 11, dies after fall from high-wire
Amplify’d from www.dailymail.co.ukBoy, 11, dies after fall from high-wire ride during Easter egg hunt at family theme park An eleven-year-old boy died today after falling from a high-wire ride at a popular outdoor attraction. The ride involves participants, who are clipped into a harness, launching themselves off a cliff and travelling over the treetops on a 145 metre-long cable. Read more at...
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Paper mill fire kills four in Taiwan
Amplify’d from www.presstv.irPaper mill fire kills four in TaiwanFour people have been killed and 38 others injured after a string of explosions wrecked a paper mill in northern Taiwan.
Fire swept through the three-storey factory and then set off a series of explosions in the surrounding area. Fire swept through the three-storey factory and then set off a series of explosions in the surrounding...
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worker has died on Gateway site
Amplify’d from www.constructionenquirer.comA construction worker has died while working at the London Gateway port construction site in south Essex.The man died yesterday at the site being converted into a £1.5bn deep water port.The £400m contract for the first phase of the job is being run by a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke and Dredging International.See more at www.constructionenquirer.com See...
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Woman loses toes in mower accident
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Woman, 90, loses toes in mower accident
LOWER POTTSGROVE — A 90-year-old woman was seriously injured when she tried to help her husband with yard work Friday afternoon and her foot slipped under the mower deck of the tractor her husband was riding, officials said.Read more at pottsmerc.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/b1023p
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Worker killed by cement truck
Amplify’d from www.chron.comAuthorities ID worker killed by cement truck on Texas 288A construction worker who was crushed to death by a cement truck along the South Freeway on Friday afternoon has been identified as Manuel Seja, 47.Two coworkers alongside him suffered severe, but non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Ben Taub General Hospital, Silva said. No further information...
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Obvious Dangers
Amplify’d from www.wshc.sgNational Workplace Safety and Health Campaign 2011Obvious DangersCatch the latest TV commercial on Workplace Safety and Health here! Don’t turn a blind eye to risks at your workplace. Say NO to risks at work.Read more at www.wshc.sg See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bzqxl
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Belly dancing sinks woman's claim
Amplify’d from www.cbsnews.comBelly dancing sinks NYC woman’s disability claim (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman who was getting $850 a month in alimony because she was supposedly disabled and unable to work had her payments slashed after her ex-husband spotted online photos of her belly dancing. Brian McGurk went to court after discovering a blog that showed his 43-year-old...
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FAA controller watching movie on the job
Amplify’d from www.chron.comFAA controller docked; he was watching Samuel L. Jackson movie on jobWASHINGTON — An air traffic controller has been suspended for watching a movie when he was supposed to be monitoring aircraft, deepening the Federal Aviation Administration’s embarrassment following at least five cases of controllers sleeping on the job.
The controller’s microphone was...
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Worker catapulted from digger
Amplify’d from www.nzherald.co.nzCompany fined after worker catapulted from diggerA Tauranga construction company has been fined $40,000 and ordered to make reparations of $15,000 after a worker was flung almost 3m into the air, breaking both wrists and two ribs.
Conslab Limited pleaded guilty to one charge under the Health and Safety Act and was sentenced in Auckland District Court...
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A good mood may lead to poor memory
Don’t forget to visit www.safetyphoto.co.ukAmplify’d from www.brainmysteries.comBeing in a good mood may lead to poor memory Most people have had trouble remembering something they just heard. Now, a University of Missouri researcher found that forgetfulness may have something to do with being in a good mood. Elizabeth Martin, a doctoral student of psychology in the College of Arts and...
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15-year-old catering firm worker killed
Amplify’d from articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com15-year-old catering firm worker killed for ‘leaking’ biz infoJAIPUR: The city police on Thursday arrested three employees of a catering firm for beating to death a 15-year-old worker — whom they suspected of leaking official information to a competitor. The firm’s owner, also involved in beating up the teenager, is missing....
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Solar panels catch fire
Amplify’d from www.wbtv.comSolar panels catch fire on factory rooftop, puzzles investigatorsMT. HOLLY, NC (WBTV) - A rooftop fire at a drywall factory has fire investigators stumped as to how it started. The solar panels on the roof of the National Gypsum Company factory caught fire Saturday and burned a hole in the roof, officials say. “I’ve never seen a fire like this in my 20 years...
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Lack of safety awareness near fire
Amplify’d from www.timesofmalta.comLack of safety awareness near burnt down factory – NGOAn environmental organisation has urged those living or working near the Drop Chemicals factory in Mrieħel, which was engulfed by fire last Thursday, to wear gas masks because of safety concerns.It took five hours for the raging fires to be extinguished at the detergents factory, with over 30 water tankers...
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Hospital fined in slaying of worker
Amplify’d from www.latimes.comNapa State Hospital fined in slaying of workerCal/OSHA says the mental hospital failed to restrict the movements of violent patients. A psychiatric technician was killed in October, allegedly by a patient.alifornia workplace safety officials have issued $10California workplace safety officials have issued $100,000 in fines against Napa State Hospital in connection...
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Man injured in forklift accident
Amplify’d from wjbc.comMan injured in forklift accidentA Pontiac man was still reported in serious condition today, following an accident earlier this week at Future’s Unlimited involving a forklift.Officials say 52-year-old Daniel Lydigsen was struck and knocked to the ground by a forklift, which was moving some bundles of cardboard. Neither the forklift operator nor Lydigsen saw each other....
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Ocala worker dies after being crushed by
Amplify’d from www.ocala.comOcala worker dies after being crushed by loaderRonnie Fort, 56, an employee at Construction Tire at 2199 Northwest 10th St. in Ocala, was critically injured at the work site Friday morning after a 33,000 pound front end loader fell on him as he was changing a tire. David Guinn, center, the general manager of Construction Tire, describes what happened to Fort to Ocala...
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Student at Yale University is killed
Amplify’d from www.channel4.comAs a chemistry student at Yale University is killed in a “true tragedy” while working alone in a laboratory at night, Channel 4 News looks at the safety rules for students at UK universities.Michele Dufault died after her hair got caught in a lathe – a machine that spins and shapes hard materials.Just weeks from graduating, Miss Dufault, 22, was studying...
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Lured to work with radiation
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Lured to work with radiation
Interviews with past and current workers at Fukushima Daiichi and other plants in Japan paint a bleak picture of what happens on the nuclear circuit. ...
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Man dies in pasta factory accident
Amplify’d from www.torontosun.comMan dies in pasta factory accidentA man died Monday after falling into a large pasta machine while at work in Toronto’s west end.The accident took place about 4 p.m. at Pasta Quistini Inc., where the 26-year-old victim was employed.There were unconfirmed reports the man’s clothing got caught in the pasta machine and he was pulled in. He later died of...
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Workshop penalised for fatal work
Amplify’d from www.radionz.co.nzAuto workshop penalised for fatal workAn auto workshop which admitted causing an accident where a truck wheel came loose and killed a bus passenger, has been fined $5000. Counties Automotive Diesel Repairs has also been ordered to pay reparations of more than $68,000.
Lam Xuan Hu, a Vietnamese student, sustained fatal head injuries when he was struck by the wheel...
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Video Showing Straphangers
Amplify’d from www.dnainfo.comVideo Showing Straphangers Stuck in Elevator at 181st Street 1-Train Station Goes Viral Twenty-eight riders were trapped inside an elevator at the 181st Street 1-train station Friday.WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Video footage of a harrowing elevator ride at the 181st Street 1-train station in Upper Manhattan went viral Monday after being posted on a popular city blog.NYC the...
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Engineer in cow electrocution case
Amplify’d from ibnlive.in.comEngineer booked in cow electrocution caseNagpur, Apr 10 (PTI) A Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company (MSEDC) engineer has been booked in a cow
electrocution case here, police said today.A 45-year-old person lodged a police complaint after
his cow, worth Rs 35,000, was electrocuted yesterday during
hailstorm and heavy showers in the city.Ajjubhai Mohammad...
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Death of a family man
Amplify’d from www.watfordobserver.co.ukThree day inquest into death of father from Watford
A three day inquest into the death of a supermarket vehicle inspector from Watford, who suffered severe head injuries when he fell from a lorry, ended today.
Gary Holliman has worked for Ocado for five years, and was working as delivery driver in the Hatfield warehouse where Mr Cook was based.
“He...
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Weeklt Toll - Death at Work USA
Amplify’d from weeklytoll.blogspot.comBuilding Collapse Traps and Kills Two WorkersApril 7, LAKE PLACID, FL - 34 year old Jon Martinez and Jason Steel, both employees of United Fire Protection in St. Petersburg, were killed when a 300,000-gallon water tank burst and caused the building the two men were inside to collapse, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office said. The men were inside the...
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Scaffolding boss - cannabis farm
Amplify’d from www.thisislincolnshire.co.ukScaffolding firm boss had £23,000 worth of cannabis plants in underground farmA SCAFFOLDING company boss who ran a secret underground cannabis farm from his isolated country home has been jailed for four years at Lincoln Crown Court.James Elliott allowed the farm to be constructed in underground tunnels at his premises at Walcot Fen, near Billinghay,...
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One dead, three hurt as scaffold collaps
Amplify’d from www.montrealgazette.comOne dead, three hurt as scaffold collapsesOne man was killed and three others were injured when a wall of bricks fell on a scaffold and it collapsed Friday near the corner of Marie-Anne and des Érables Sts. in the Plateau Mont Royal district of Montreal.About 9: 45 a.m. bricks from the wall of a triplex tumbled on to a three-storey scaffold in which four men...
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Firefighter - coping with death
Amplify’d from www.dispatch.comFirst Person: Firefighter sheds light on coping with death In the 2000 movie
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Ralph Stanley sings the haunting a cappella song
O Death.
In watching a program recently on WOSU-TV (Channel 34), I again heard Stanley fill the airwaves
with his somber rendition.
The tune got me thinking about my profession: Although firefighters are trained...
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Company Cited for Forklift Accident
Amplify’d from www.wnep.comConstruction Company Cited for Forklift AccidentA construction company working at the University of Scranton has been fined for a forklift accident.Caretti, Inc. was ordered to pay $4,500 for failing to inspect the forklift before it was used. In February, a large piece of the forklift snapped off and landed in the street. One worker was hit and injuredRead more at...
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Liberal Democrats publish ‘CRAP’ policy
Amplify’d from swns.comLiberal Democrats publish ‘CRAP’ policyThe Liberal Democrats were the butt of political jokes today after publishing a Crime Reduction Action Plan – or C R A P for short.The flagship policy – which vows to put thousands more police officers on the streets and cut red tape – is detailed over three pages of a party manifesto.Party bosses were careful not to give the policy an...
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Arrested for taking 47p worth of scrap
Amplify’d from swns.comRecyclers arrested for taking 47p worth of scrap from tipTwo keen recyclers claim bungling police blew £20,000 on a huge operation to arrest them – for taking 47p worth of scrap from a rubbish tip.Salvage experts Owen Gray, 50, and Angela Cubitt, 34, helped themselves to an old PlayStation 3 and a Black and Decker drill which had been dumped at their local recycling...
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The law of chicken heads
Amplify’d from washingtonexaminer.comThe law of chicken headsEmotional injuries and related damages may be one of the most contentious areas of the law, especially when—as in this week’s Case of the Week—that emotional injury is based on an employer’s forcing a worker to wear a chicken head mask in order to get medical benefits. Yes, this week, we go to Massachusetts to bring you the law of...
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Fisherman's funeral unites coastguard
http://www.safetyphoto.co.uk/blog/Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.ukFisherman’s funeral unites coastguard community as government cuts loomNeil Murray, husband of Sheryll Murray MP who was campaigning for coastguard staff, died in an accident at seaThere was praise from all sides when the Tory MP Sheryll Murray spoke eloquently in the Commons about the UK’s threatened coastguard...
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Plateau construction accident
http://www.safetyphoto.co.uk/blog/Amplify’d from www.globalsaskatoon.comWorker dies in Plateau construction accidentA construction worker has died and three others suffered minor injuries Friday morning after an accident in the Plateau area of Montreal.Read more at www.globalsaskatoon.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/byfbk
