Incidents occur that
make it into the news media sometimes give little to no information on what occurred. Regardless, we
still find that these incidents can be used to remind your employees that
incidents do occur and the importance of following their training. Here is a
recent story.
A female employee died
at an aluminum plant in the Eastern United States one afternoon during the week
of January 31, 2016.
Crews responded
around 2 p.m. for a report of a cardiac arrest, but she was pronounced dead at
the scene. There was an accident that caused her to go into cardiac arrest,
according to local fire department spokesperson.
Crews are still
investigating what caused her to go into cardiac arrest. The company has yet to
release her name.
We offer our sincere
condolences and prayers to the deceased worker’s family, friends, and
coworkers. Within hours of the incident social media posts of condolences and
love were posted to the deceased worker. Her story mirrors some many others who
have died in workplace incidents. The APSB has chosen from the beginning not to
include the names of the injured or deceased as well as the company name nor
location. Regardless, we hope the reader will take pause and realize that each
and every worker injured and/or killed in their workplace has a family, friends
and coworkers who loved them dearly. Now think of yourself. Think of your
family, friends, and coworkers. Imagine what would happen if you passed away
suddenly in a workplace incident. Hopefully, this little exercise will reinforce
to you the importance of following your training.
We will update this
post as information becomes available.
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