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…
A man was injured in awork-related accident on Monday morning. The accident occurred in Kegley, West Virginia when a Divisions of Highway state employee was holding a sign in a construction zone and was struck by a vehicle. The worker, a 54-year-old man, was holding a slow/stop sign near the intersection of Bartley Lane…
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…
On Thursday, a man was killed in afarming accident in Greeley, Colorado. According to authorities, 25-year-old Aaron Sokoloski was operating a tractor when he was trapped between the tractor and a grain auger at his place of employment. There were no witnesses to the accident, and his co-workers were not near the location of…
A worker in Norfolk, Virginia has sustained injuries after acrane accident crushed the cab he was in on Tuesday morning. The workplace accident happened at the Norfolk International Terminals when the worker was operating a straddle carrier to move and stack large shipping containers. The crane struck the straddle carrier, crushing the cab and…
Aworkplace accident in Minnesota claimed the life of a man on Sunday afternoon. The accident happened at a Lakeville company that produces food packages. Genpak, a company that manufacturers and distributes plastic utensils and carryout boxes made of plastic foam was the employer of the man killed. According to authorities, 28-year-old Mitchell Robert Hauschildt…
Aflagman was hit by a trash truck in a construction work zone on Wednesday in northeast Missouri. According to authorities, 47-year-old John W. Johnson was stopping traffic on Highway 13 near Warrensburg when he was hit by the truck. The accident was part of a four-vehicle auto accident. The trash truck is responsible for…