Safety & Hazard Alerts From Accident Responses
The USW Hazards & Safety Alerts page is designed to share pertinent information with our members after the department responds to an accident. The hazards identified along with the recommended corrections may cover an area broader than the industry identified. Please review to see if the hazards identified exist at your workplace.
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Stored Hazardous Energy Kills Maintenance Worker
Hazard Alert - Babbitrite
Hazard Alert - Breast Cancer Risk
New study: Workplace chemical expsure and breast cancer risk
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Failure to conduct Management of Change (MOC) leads to a fatality
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Air Compressor Overheats Resulting in a Fatality
Hazard Alert - Safety Risk
Lack of Machine Safequarding Leads to Hand and Finger Injuries
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accidents
Mobile Equipment and Foot Traffic Hazards
Hazard Alert - Chemical and Thermal Burn Incident
Paper Workers Burned Due to Pinch Valve Internal Rubber Liner Failure
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Fatal Accident Involving Fall and Engulfment Hazards
Hazard Alert - Safety Risk
Hazards of Permeation and Leaching with Pipes Constructed of Polymeric Materials
Hazard Alert - Safety Awareness
USW Alerts from the Tesoro Refinery Incident that Killed Seven Workers
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Fatal Accident Involving a Remote Control Operated Overhead Crane
Hazard Alert - Electrical Shock and Critical Burns
Electrical and Work Organization Hazards Cause Injuries To a USW Member
Hazard Alert - Fatal Accident
Unguarded Driveshaft on an Overhead Crane
Safety Alert - Fatality at Copper Tubing Plant
Fire and Explosion at Copper Tubing Plant
Hazard Report - Triple Fatality at Paper Mill
Tank Explosion while Working on a “spreader” flange
Archived Safety Alerts
July 30, 2007 - Fatality at Dayton, Ohio Airport, Pinnacle Airlines
July 15, 2007 - Fatality at Construction Site
March 30, 2007 - Fatality At Tire Plant Bias Cutter Wind-Up Unit
January 26, 2007 - Fatality At Tire Plant
