The Hazards of Hoisting and Lowering Tasks
WHAT’S AT STAKE
Hoisting and lowering objects from one level to another is an everyday task for many operations. But this task is common in another way: It’s a common cause of serious injury and death in the workplace.
Read MoreVolunteer Plunges to His Death
A volunteer died of head and chest injuries when he fell 18 feet to a concrete floor while helping repair a community sports facility.
Read MoreSupervisor Fined for Interfering With Incident Scene
A supervisor at a company in Cornwall, ON, has been fined $6,000 for disturbing a workplace accident scene after a worker was badly hurt in a 28-foot (8.5 -meter) fall.
On Aug. 22, 2008, five workers were removing corrugated metal decking and insulation from a storage building roof at a former paper mill when one of the workers stepped through an area from which metal decking had been removed and fell to the ground.
Read MoreYoung Worker Dies When Tree Breaks
A 24-year-old tree service worker died when the oak tree he was trimming near its top suddenly snapped at the base, throwing him to the ground and landing on him.
Luke Stetson of East Windsor, CT, was wearing a safety harness attached to the tree and had just finished cutting a branch when the tree broke. While the oak looked healthy from the outside, the inside was badly rotted and could not sustain Stetson’s weight.
Read MoreCherry Picker Boom Snaps, Killing Worker
A 34-year-old married father of three young children died in Littleton, CO, after the articulated boom he was working from snapped, causing him to fall about 30 feet (9.1 meters).
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the death of Adam Mackintosh, who operated his own company, Adam’s Tree Service.
He is survived by wife Melanie, a two-year-old son, Adison and one-year-old twins Claire and Sophia. A trust fund has been set up to help the children.
Mackintosh loved the outdoors, especially camping, fishing, sailing and spending time in his back yard with family and friends. He also enjoyed playing music and making people laugh.
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