Hashtag: #IndustrialAccidents
No Access To Bermuda College This Morning
[Updated] There is no access to Bermuda College this morning [Oct 9] the police have confirmed. A police spokesperson said, “Please be advised there is currently no access to Bermuda College due to an industrial accident on the compound. There have been no reported injuries at this time. Police and Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service are on scene... Read more of this article
Employer’s Annual Report Of Accidents Form
The Occupational Safety and Health Office is “reminding all employers that the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 2009 require every employer to submit an annual report of the number of accidents, dangerous occurrences and injuries that occurred at the workplace during the calendar year, January to December.” A Government spokesperson... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Death Of Nelson Macedo
The police have now confirmed the death of 42-year-old Nelson Macedo, who died following an industrial accident last week in St George’s. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service, [BPS], can now confirm the identity of the male Portuguese National who was injured in an industrial accident which occurred last week, as 42-year-old... Read more of this article
42-Year-Old Man Dies In Industrial Accident
The police have confirmed the death of a 42-year-old man following an “industrial accident at a construction site in St. George.” A police spokesperson said, “Shortly before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 10th, 2023, police attended a report of an industrial accident at a construction site in St. George. “It was reported a 42-year-old... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Crane Down Embankment
[Updated] A construction crane was traveling on St. John’s Road in Pembroke “when the roadway collapsed” and the “crane tumbled down an embankment,” the police confirmed today [August 7] adding that “the crane operator appeared uninjured, but was still assessed by EMTs at the scene before being transported by ambulance... Read more of this article
Reminder To Submit Workplace Accident Reports
The Occupational Safety and Health Office is “reminding all employers that the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 2009 require every employer to submit an annual report of the number of accidents, dangerous occurrences and injuries that occurred at the workplace during the calendar year, January to December.” A Government spokesperson... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Death Of Robert Vaughan
The police have confirmed the death of 47-year-old Robert A. Vaughan, and said the ”investigation regarding this fatal industrial incident is ongoing.” A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 47-year-old Robert A. Vaughan and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends. “It appears... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Truck Dumpster Separating From Vehicle’
The police received a call “regarding a garbage truck dumpster separating from the vehicle on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish” this afternoon [May 2]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 3:30pm today [2nd May 2022], a call was received regarding a garbage truck dumpster separating from the vehicle on North Shore Road in Hamilton... Read more of this article
Men Become Unconscious While Working In Tank
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a “report of two men getting overwhelmed while working in a tank” in Hamilton Parish and said that both men have been transported to KEMH via ambulance. A spokesperson said, “On Monday December 6 at 7:24pm, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Dispatch received a report of two men getting... Read more of this article
BFRS Rescue Man Trapped In Overturned Crane
[Updated] The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service rescued a man who was “trapped in the cab of an overturned crane” in St George’s today [March 22], with the BFRS saying “fire crews found one man trapped with no obvious injuries and conscious in the cab of the overturned crane.” A BFRS spokesperson said, “On Monday... Read more of this article
Man Injured In Industrial Accident In St George’s
[Updated] There was an industrial accident in St. George’s this morning [Sept 17] with a “trailer full of metal hollow ribs” falling on a man “causing injuries to his legs, arms and abdominal area,” the BFRS has confirmed. A spokesperson said, “At 9:06am this morning a call was received by Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service... Read more of this article
BFRS Respond: Men Unconscious In Water Tank
Two men were cleaning a water tank at a Warwick residence and “using cleaning products whose fumes rendered them unconscious,” and the BRFS responded, with both men being “revived at the scene and transported to KEMH via ambulance.” A BFRS spokesperson said, “At 6:52pm last evening the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service received... Read more of this article
