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Incident summary: A worker had a false sense of security while entering a dangerous tank because his oxygen meter didn’t go off. That’s because the primary hazard inside the confined space was a toxic gas. The damage: A two-person work crew was …
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Incident summary: After the regulator on a compressed gas cylinder snapped off when the unit tipped over and hit the ground, the gas inside the cylinder was ignited by a nearby torch, and a worker was enveloped in flames. The damage: An employee …
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Summary: A woman who worked as a nurse for 35 years couldn’t bear to watch her fellow nurses die from COVID-19, so she came out of retirement to join in their fight. The incident: After working for 35 years as a registered nurse, Iris Meda of …
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Oh, no! Newly released data from the federal government has revealed that U.S. workplaces are becoming increasingly more dangerous. That’s why you can’t let down your guard when it comes to the safety of your crew members. The U.S. Bureau of Labor …
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Incident summary: An experienced machine operator who’d become complacent about safety disregarded his training and entered a work envelope that surrounded a robot. The man won’t get the chance to ignore safety rules again. The damage: To keep …
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No doubt you’ve noticed the many changes we’ve made to our operation in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus among our employees. Although we hope and expect that the measures we’ve taken will keep all our people safe, we also need …