As a teenager was completing his first day of work, he was killed in awork-related accident. The accident happened in Gastonia, North Carolina when 19-year-old Mason Scott Cox was working for his employer Crawford Tree Service of Belmont cutting down trees in a yard when he was pulled into a wood chipper. Tragically, Cox…
Aworkplace accident has resulted in the death of a man in Indiana. The accident happened in Carroll County when two men were working in an eight-foot hole installing a drain pipe. The wall of the hole collapsed trapping both workers. Authorities confirmed that 29-year-old Jerrid Jackson was killed in the accident, and the other…
Aworkplace accident happened at the Reynolds Aluminum Packing plant in Chesterfield, Virginia on Wednesday. According to the Chesterfield police, 55-year-old Eric Howard McClellan was critically injured when he was trapped by a piece of equipment at the facility. Emergency crews responded to the work-related accident at approximately 11:30 a.m., and transported McClellan to the…
A construction worker was killed in a workplace accident in Miami on Tuesday. According to authorities, as construction crews were working on a high-rise building in Miami, one of the workers was struck by a piece of equipment. The accident happened at the Biscayne Beach residences when the man was working near the 37th…
Aconstruction accident in southwest Missouri claimed the life of a man on Saturday. As crews were working at a construction site for a seniors residential living facility in Carthage, a tragic accident occurred. According to authorities in Jasper County, 29-year-old Luis R. Estrada fell approximately 11 feet out of a wooden box that was…
Aworkplace accident in Chicago claimed the life of a 41-year-old man on Friday. David Wehmhoefer lived in Indiana but was employed by the Chicago concrete company Brookfield Iron and Metal. While he was working his shift on Friday, a work-related accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. resulting in the death of Wehmhoefer. The details…
Aworkplace accident in Augusta, Georgia caused a worker to suffer serious burns to most of his body. On October 28th, Charlie Hulsey was working on a gas powered pressure washer when it exploded catching him on fire. Hulsey was transported to the hospital with serious burns to the entire left side of his body….
On Sunday, a FedEx worker died from the injuries he sustained in aworkplace accident. The accident happened in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedEx Ship Center. The center is part of the airport in Memphis and airport police contacted the Memphis Police to respond to the accident at approximately 6:15 a.m. There have been little…
Aworkplace accident last Friday claimed the life of a man in Canada. On November 14, a man in his late 40s was crushed in an accident involving a hydraulic conveyor. The man was employed at a peat moss harvesting plant owned by Sun Gro. The accident is being investigated by local officials as well…
A fatalworkplace accident in Phoenix, Arizona has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The accident happened at the OG&E’s Muskogee Power Plant when 48-year-old Raymond Crooks was working for a contractor. Crooks was employed by The Brock Group that had been contracted to complete work within the plant. According to…