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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Two Days Of News
What would we read if we looked at news about workplace accidents published in the last few days? Here are a few links to news stories published in the past two days.
Feds investigate DeLand industrial accident: "An accident at a manufacturing plant that left a worker without a leg is under investigation by the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration, an agency official said Wednesday."
Hastings man dies in AGP plant accident: "A Hastings man is dead after an early morning accident at the AGP plant east of town. The Adams County Attorney's Office says the man is 36–year–old Robert Grant Ervie, an employee at AGP."
Nevada OSHA Probing Death At Cosmopolitan Site On Las Vegas Strip: "Nevada state Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are investigating after a construction worker found dead at a construction site on the Las Vegas Strip. Workers at the Cosmopolitan tower construction site reported finding Taylor's body about 8:30 p.m. Monday."
Worker's Hand Caught In Industrial Press: "A worker was hospitalized with trauma after his hand became trapped in a machine Wednesday morning in the West Side's Garfield Park neighborhood."
Worker Killed In Construction Accident At Trump Building In SoHo: "A construction worker was killed Monday afternoon when portions of a scaffold collapsed at the construction site of the Trump SoHo building at Varick and Spring Streets."
Some particularly sad news comes from today's issue of the Air Force Times about the death of a young child resulting from "workplace complacency." - Toddler death at Tyndall ruled an accident.
Feds investigate DeLand industrial accident: "An accident at a manufacturing plant that left a worker without a leg is under investigation by the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration, an agency official said Wednesday."
Hastings man dies in AGP plant accident: "A Hastings man is dead after an early morning accident at the AGP plant east of town. The Adams County Attorney's Office says the man is 36–year–old Robert Grant Ervie, an employee at AGP."
Nevada OSHA Probing Death At Cosmopolitan Site On Las Vegas Strip: "Nevada state Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are investigating after a construction worker found dead at a construction site on the Las Vegas Strip. Workers at the Cosmopolitan tower construction site reported finding Taylor's body about 8:30 p.m. Monday."
Worker's Hand Caught In Industrial Press: "A worker was hospitalized with trauma after his hand became trapped in a machine Wednesday morning in the West Side's Garfield Park neighborhood."
Worker Killed In Construction Accident At Trump Building In SoHo: "A construction worker was killed Monday afternoon when portions of a scaffold collapsed at the construction site of the Trump SoHo building at Varick and Spring Streets."
Some particularly sad news comes from today's issue of the Air Force Times about the death of a young child resulting from "workplace complacency." - Toddler death at Tyndall ruled an accident.
Labels: workplace fatalities, workplace safety
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