Worker electrocuted
Kansas, USA
A 38-year-old stonemason died last Friday afternoon after an electrical incident at a construction site in Andover, east of Wichita. According to local reports, the man was a truck mounted boom lift when it connected with energised power lines overhead. Emergency responder discovered the man unconscious on the ground near the truck. Despite the actions of the emergency service workers, the man was declared dead upon arrival at a nearby medical facility.
4th worker killed at tyre plant in past 12 months
Virginia, USA
Government officials are investigating the death of a maintenance worker who was killed at a tyre factory in Danville on Friday. The man, who was in his late forties, is the fourth worker to have died at the plant this year following the deaths of a 52-year-old maintenance mechanic on April 12th, a 54-year-old man on March 31st, and a 56-year-old woman in August last year.
Authorities and company representative have not yet released any details of the incident pending investigation. World Safety News will endeavour to report on any developments that may come to light regarding the latest fatality.
Worker crushed under debris
Maine, USA
A 49-year-old worker was killed on Friday morning after being crushed under a pile of excavation debris at a business in location. The man was killed after he opened a trailer containing excavation debris. The debris, consisting mostly of large objects including tree trunks, tumbled from the trailer and crushed him. According to local officials, the man died shortly after the incident and was declared dead at the scene.
Worker crushed by falling scrap metal
Virginia, USA
Company representatives have confirmed the death of a 56-year-old man who was killed in an industrial incident at a steel manufacturing facility in Lynchburg late last Wednesday night. Although few details have been released regarding the incident, attending emergency personnel have confirmed that the man died after he became trapped under a large piece of scrap metal that had fallen.
An autopsy had confirmed that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia; a form of asphyxiation, also known as chest compression, in which the lungs are prevented from expansion by an external mechanical agent.
Worker killed in fall from height
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A 52-year-old construction worker died after falling from an under construction complex in the city of Phnom Penh last Monday. According to a police investigation, the deceased worker was not wearing any safety equipment when he fell from the third floor of the structure after the scaffolding on which he was standing collapsed. The man sustained critical injuries in the fall and was transported to a nearby hospital where he died the following morning.
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