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Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed

Workers at a construction site used an excavator to rescue one of their colleagues who was buried under falling debris after a trench collapsed. Cambridge Magistrates’ Court...

Man Clings to Daughter as They Fall 13 Stories

Alberto Rozas grabbed his seven year old daughter, Fernanda, and pulled her into the doorway of their bathroom when Concepcion, Chile, started to to shake with one of the stro...

Rockford Fire Captain recovering after fall

ROCKFORD (WREX) - A Rockford Fire Captain credits his family and brothers and sisters on the department for his quick recovery from a serious injury. Captain Joe Cascio was ...

Ladder victim Ken backs safety drive

A FORMER Dudley window cleaner who broke his hip and wrist when he fell from a ladder is backing the Health and Safety Exectutive’s new campaign to prevent workplace injuries ...

Firm fined £185k after worker crushed by truck

Carillion JM Ltd, which is part of the multinational Carillion plc group, was the principal contractor for the construction of Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale. On 11 Novemb...

Bronx Woman Survives 5-Story Fall From Burning Apartment

An unidentified woman trying to escape a fire in a fifth floor apartment in the Bronxdale Houses at 1836 Watson Avenue climbed out of the window and fell to the ground when he...

Man falls from ladder in Bourne, MedFlighted to Boston

Around 11:40 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010, Bourne Firefighters transported a man to an awaiting MedFlight helicopter at the Bourne State Police barracks at the Bridge Rotary....

Man Fractures Skull In Ladder Fall At UCF

Orange County Fire Rescue responded to a call that a construction worker fell inside the physical sciences building at the University of Central Florida Friday. Authorities s...

Day to remember dead workers to be officially recognised

Workers’ Memorial Day will be officially marked in the UK from this year, the Government has announced. Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper hailed the decision as “a tr...

Aircraft-refurb incident was 'waiting to happen'

An aviation company has been criticised for failing to put in place fall-protection equipment, after a worker fell five metres while painting an aeroplane. Bristol Magistrat...