S a f e t y T o o l b o x T o p i c s

January 23 2025

• Construction worker hospitalized after accident at Obama Presidential Center, officials say
  A construction worker is hospitalized after falling several stories at the Obama Presidential Center in Hyde Park on Wednesday afternoon.
• Construction worker injured in fall at Obama Presidential Center worksite, fire officials say
  Chicago fire officials told ABC7 a worker at the Barack Obama Presidential Center on the South Side fell down a ventilation shaft a couple of floors, hitting the duct along the way.
• Worker dies in accident at company in Perugia
  A worker died in accident at a packaging company in Perugia on Tuesday, the latest in a long spate of fatal workplace accidents in Italy. The unnamed man died while doing maintenance work on a machine...
• Suspected drunk driver charged after fatal crash kills construction worker in SW Houston
  A person was killed and another injured in a crash Thursday morning in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
• UTV accident claims worker's life in Ravenna
  RAVENNA, Michigan — A person is dead after a workplace accident in Ravenna, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) says. It happened on January 16 when a 42-year-old was...
• Construction worker killed in site accident in Elkhart
  A LaPorte man is dead after an accident at a construction site in Elkhart over the weekend.The Elkhart County Coroner says 31-year-old Michael Knotts died while...
• Construction worker killed on Sunnyside Overpass project
  A construction worker has been killed in a construction accident on the Sunnyside Overpass project, officials said. Michael Knotts, 31, of LaPorte was killed about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Elkhart County...
• Factory worker's scarf caught in conveyor belt strangles her to death in horror accident
  A 55-year-old woman has tragically died after her scarf appears to have become caught in the sorting belt of machinery at a factory near Huelva in southern Spain...
• Worker dies in tree-cutting accident
  A 71-year-old St. Martinville man died from injuries he sustained Monday while working for Possum's Tree Service.
• Tragic Train Accident in Maharashtra: Nepali Workers' Ordeal
  A train accident in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district claimed 13 lives, including seven Nepali nationals. Passengers of the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express got off after a false fire alarm and were hit by...
• Construction Worker Rushed To Hospital With Head Trauma In Lyndhurst Accident: Police
  A construction worker was hospitalized in Bergen County Tuesday morning, Jan. 14 in a worksite accident, police said.The worker, 56, was struck in the head by the bucket of an excavator while working...
• Brightline workers vote to unionize despite company's federal lawsuit to stop them
  Workers filed in August to unionize but the company filed challenges with federal agencies and in federal court.