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Representative Cases
Electricians placing conduit from a manlift were injured when a wheel of the manlift fell into a hole in the concrete slab
An ironworker fell from a structural steel building when he stepped on an unsecured timber support
A laborer slipped on some drywall mud and fell down a stairway
A tree-trimmer was electrocuted when a branch of the tree he was rimming fell into some high-voltage lines
A carpenter was injured when a reference string snapped and hit him in the eye
A concrete pump driver was electrocuted when the boom of his truck touched high voltage lines
A newlywed couple was severely burned when the elevator on which they were riding returned to the lobby which was on fire
A child was severely scaled when the built-in stove, on which a pan of boiling water was setting, came loose and fell over
A homeowner fell through a floor opening to her death on the concrete floor below
A laborer received severe leg injuries when struck by a backhoe
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At CSMI, we take safety issues seriously. Our attitude can be summed up by the following quotation:
"Safety is not something you can take or leave alone. It is not an activity in which one participates only when one is being watched or supervised. Safety is not posters, slogans or rules, nor is it movies, meetings, investigations or inspections.
Safety is an attitude, a frame of mind. It is the awareness of one’s environment and actions all day, every day. Safety is knowing: what is going on, what can injure anyone or anything, how to prevent that injury and then acting to prevent it. To do this does not require genius or a Ph. D. or even a title or rank. All it requires is intelligence and a reasonable amount of native ability to see, to hear, to smell and to think.
To ignore safety practices does not indicate bravery, only foolishness. To do things safely and correctly is the mark of a wise man, not a timid one"
Reprinted from Air Transportation Letter
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