Mine collapse kills 5
Xinjiang, China
A tunnel collapse at an underground coal mine on Sunday in the western region of Xinjiang has left six miners dead with another four still trapped. Local officials claim that up to 19 workers were in the mine when an access tunnel collapsed at the Tianli Coal Mine south of Kashgar.
Worker killed in fall from height
St. Petersburg, Russia
A 21 year old construction worker was killed on Thursday at a bridge construction site in St. Petersburg after falling more than 20m (65ft). The man had allegedly ascended a structure at the site without any fall protection equipment. At some stage during his work, the man has stumbled and fell from the structure. He was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed in ride incident
Florida, USA
A 23 year old maintenance worker was killed on Wednesday afternoon at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition whilst performing routine maintenance on a ride. Local authorities have claimed that a mechanical error occurred with the ride whilst the man was working on the ride resulting in the crushing death of the man.
Road Maintenance worker killed by passing car
Missouri, USA
A 55 year old road maintenance worker was killed on Thursday morning at a road maintenance zone east of New Haven after being struck by a passing car. Workers at the site had set up a work zone to perform road clearing operations when a passing car driven by an elderly local swerved to avoid a dump truck but struck the worker instead at high speed. The deceased victim was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed, trapped in machinery
Georgia, USA
A 55 year old maintenance worker was killed last Saturday at a manufacturing facility in Cartersville after becoming entrapped in machinery. The man was reportedly conducting routine maintenance when he fell into a machine at the carpet mill section of the facility. Government officials are investigating the incident to help determine the exact causes of the incident.
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