Austria Boy killed in tractor rollover; level crossing collision A 9-year old boy has died in a crush accident when he fell from the cab of a tractor which overturned on a gradient in Wolfsegg am Hausruck in Upper Austria. Elsewhere in Upper Austria yesterday, a goods train collided with a car on an open level crossing in Spital am Pyhrn, a 74-year old female passenger in the back of the car died but both occupants in the front escaped with light injuries. 30th April 2012 Switzerland Worker injured in fall dismantling scaffold A 27-year old Portuguese scaffolder was admitted to a clinic specialising in brain trauma injuries after falling 4 metres from a scaffold being dismantled at a site in Wangen. 30th April 2012 Austria Worker killed cleaning cement mixer A 32-year old worker was killed on Thursday while cleaning a cement mixer at a site in Velden am Worthersee. He was struck on the head by a swivel tube and was sent flying several metres by the force of the blow. 27th April 2012 South Africa Fatality at Limpopo mining company The Mineral Resources Department is investigating a fatal accident at the Silicon Smelters mining company near Polokwane where a worker died after his head was crushed in a grinding machine. 27th April 2012 Austria Worker falls from roof of Vienna building A 35-year old construction worker fell 10 metres to his death yesterday from the roof of a building undergoing renovation in Autofabrik Street in the Liesing district of Vienna. 26th April 2012 New Zealand Elephant kills Auckland zookeeper A female zookeeper has been killed in an incident involving a 39-year old African elephant at Franklin Zoo, Auckland, details of the incident have yet to emerge. 26th April 2012 Canada BC Sawmill explosion An explosion at the Lakeland Sawmill owned by the Sinclar Group Forest Products in Prince George, British Columbia, has killed 1 worker and injured 23 others, 6 of whom are still in hospital with burns injuries. Most workers were attending a training course in the dining room when the explosion occurred in a main mill. Other workers were in the planer mill and 4 were in the yard. Fire crews were contending with compressed gases and sawmill dust as they tackled the blaze which took most of yesterday to subdue. 25th April 2012 USA Falling pipe kills Oklahoma City oil site worker A pipe fell when a hydraulic line failed during work at an oil rig site on Southeast 59th Street, Oklahoma City, which led to the death of a site worker. 25th April 2012 China 9 dead in gas explosion at Inner Mongolian mine Nine miners died and 16 were injured, 4 in critical condition, following a gas explosion early on Monday at the Xingya coal mine at Urad in Bayannur City. Recovery and investigative work was drawing to a close late on Monday evening at the licensed mine. 24th April 2012 Japan Bus driver stabbed by teenager A 37-year old bus driver is listed in stable condition in hospital after allegedly being stabbed in the chest by a 14-year old assailant at the JR Nishi Hachioji bus station. 24th April 2012 India 23 killed in fabric factory collapse The factory owner, contractor and 3 other people have been arrested following an accident at the weekend in which the 4-storey Shital Fibre blanket factory in the Focal Point Industrial area of Jalandhar collapsed, 23 workers died and 65 others were rescued, although it is feared that others may still be trapped under the rubble. 23rd April 2012 Peru Miner trapped 4 days dies at moment of rescue After 4 days trapped underground at the Luicho mine on Colta a miner died just at the point when rescue teams were freeing him and beginning to move him. His foot had been trapped under rocks and medics speculated that thrombosis travelled to his lung at this point. The miner had also been contending with low temperatures during his ordeal. 23rd April 2012 Canada Ontario utility fined over electrocution In court in Walkerton, Ontario, Westario Power Inc has been fined $110K(£68,811) over a fatal accident on September 21st 2010 in which a worker was electrocuted in a substation in Port Elgin. Workers had attempted to de-energise equipment with a view to replacing a damaged insulator, however this had not been achieved and a worker contacted a live power source and was electrocuted. Ministry of Labour investigation found that no current single line diagram existed to assist workers in developing a work plan, identify hazards and fully de-energise equipment. The company pleading guilty to a breach of the Occupational Health & Safety Act Section 25(2)(a), pleading guilty to failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect the health and safety of workers. 20th April 2012 Austria Paint shop explosion leaves apprentice dead An apprentice has died from critical burns after an explosion occurred in the apprentice training workshop at the Liebherr work in Nenzing. Some other workers who were injured are being treated in hospitals in Feldkirch and Bludenz. Schoolchildren from Nenzing were on the premises as part of a work experience visit and may have been among the injured. The dead worker had been transferred to a specialist burns unit over the border in Murnau, Bavaria. No work was being undertaken in the paint shop at the time of the explosion, making the cause of the accident unclear. 19th April 2012 South Africa Stolen car mows down Joburg street cleaner A 33-year old female municipal road sweeper was killed on Wednesday morning when she was struck by a car in Bedfordview, East Rand, Johannesburg. Police officers pursued the allegedly stolen car and a suspect was arrested and is due to appear in Germiston Magistrates' Court. 19th April 2012 Russia Moscow building collapse during concrete pour A construction worker died and 5 were reported missing when a building under construction collapsed yesterday during a concrete pour at a site on Proyektriruyemy Lane in south Moscow. It was alleged that an additional floor was being constructed at the high-rise building in breach of  that for which planning consent was granted and that criminal proceedings under Article 216, part 2, of the RF Criminal Code(breaches of safety regulations during construction work) were being undertaken. 18th April 2012 USA Civilian worker killed at Alabama army heliport A steel beam fell at the AH-64 hangar under construction at Hanchey Army Heliport, Fort Rucker, Alabama, killing a 41-year old civilian worker who was operating a crane there. 18th April 2012 Austria Karnten man's leg amputated in mower An elderly man has undergone surgery in Klagenfurt after amputating the lower half of his leg while losing his balance while operating electrical ploughing equipment in a garden. 17th April 2012 Costa Rica Steel falling in crane lift kills worker A construction site worker of Almacen Fiscal Aldefisco sustained fatal head injuries at a site in Colima de Tibas when a heavy metal section fell and struck his head as it was being moved by crane. 17th April 2012 India 5 killed in unstable excavation work Five construction workers were buried when a pile of sand became unstable and fell into a 4-metre deep excavation in which they were working near a compound wall at the site of a Narayana Group of Educational Institutions newbuild project in Kakumanuvari Thota, Vijayawada. 13th April 2012 India Confined space incident claims 3 lives Three men working for JNNURM(Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) died in a confined space accident while working on sewer laying at a site in Kanpur, one worker who survived the accident is listed in critical condition in hospital. 13th April 2012 Austria Worker crushed in paper press; worker dies in lift shaft fall A 24-year old worker died in a crush accident on Wednesday involving a paper and cardboard compressor at a supermarket on Innsbruck Street in Hall in Tirol, it is thought that he was attempting to clear a blockage with a metal rod when he lost his balance and fell in. In Vienna on Wednesday a 27-year old worker died and a colleague aged 33 was injured in a 20-metre fall into a lift shaft at a 4-storery building on Weitlofgasse, both belong to the company which installed the lift. 12th April 2012 USA Subsidence causes HGV to fall into pit and kill worker Subsidence occurred at a site in Shadeland, Indiana, where a swimming pool is being constructed, causing a concrete delivery lorry to become unstable and topple into the excavation, killing a construction worker who was in the excavation.12th April 2012 USA Connecticut boy,6, drawn into wood chipper A 6-year old boy has died in an accident after being drawn into a wood chipping machine into which he was feeding a branch at the family landscaping business in Salem, Connecticut. 11th April 2012 Canada Reversing lorry kills site worker The Ministry of Labour has issued a stop work order at the site of a new condominium being built by Design Build in Thunder Bay after a  worker of LTL Contracting was killed by a reversing lorry. Of specific relevance in the order is that reversing vehicles with an obstructed view must be guided by competent signallers and no equipment should be operated in reverse movement unless no practical alternative exists on site. 11th April 2012 Japan Hospital patient found murdered in bed An investigation is underway into the apparent murder of a 52-year old male patient found dead in his bed by a nurse in Sannai Sawake Hospital, Aomori, where he was manifesting head wounds and signs of strangulation. 10th April 2012 Belgium Brussels bus inspector dies in assault incident A 59-year old Brussels bus inspector, an employee of STIB(Societe des Transport Intercommunaux de Bruxelles) died in the weekend after being struck by a single punch by an assailant after he attended the locus of a collision between a Line 14 bus and a car. A suspect, allegedly known to the injured car driver, had arrived at the scene after the collision. Public transport services in the city were at a standstill over the weekend over the issue of staff safety. 10th April 2012 Switzerland Uri rock anchoring worker killed in 50m-fall A 28-year old worker was killed in a 50-metre fall on Wednesday morning during rock anchoring work above the railway line in Heimigen, Gurtnellen, in the Uri canton where a landslide had occurred on the 12th of March. 5th April 2012 Germany Soft landing cushions worker's 20m-fall A worker survived a 20-metre fall on Wednesday at a site on Elcknerplatz in the Kopenick district of Berlin. He was 12-metres above ground at a newbuild structure and fell into an 8-metre deep excavation. Soft ground cushioned his fall and his injuries are not life-threatening. 5th April 2012 USA Falling framework kills New York site worker A newbuild timber frame structure collapsed on Tuesday at the site of a 2-storey building in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, one worker was killed and 4 others were injured. 4th April 2012 Russia Confined space fatality at old piggery well An Uzbek migrant worker has drowned and 2 others are listed in intensive care in hospital in Volzhsky after apparently being exposed to toxic fumes in a confined space accident while working at an abandoned well on a former piggery in Volgograd. Six workers in all were involved in the well project, the 5 survivors all participated in the attempted rescue of the stricken worker.  4th April 2012 Russia 31 killed in Siberian air crash At least 31 people have died in the crash of an ATR-72 Utair aircraft which came down near Tyumen in Siberia, 2 passengers were also listed in intensive care. 3rd April 2012 USA Wisconsin worker falls into machine Yesterday morning a Wisconsin worker fell into machinery which cuts heavy metal at Super Sky Products in Mequon, although his injuries are serious he is not believed to be in life-threatening condition. 3rd April 2012 Serbia Six teenagers killed in night club fire Six teenagers died and others were injured in a fire early on Sunday morning during a live concert at the Contrast night club in Novi Sad. The cause of the fire is speculated as an electrical malfunction in the stage area, the victims are believed to have been in the toilet area of the venue as the fire took hold. 2nd April 2012

Venezuela Workers' boat hits gas platform An employee of Petroleos de Venezuela  died and 3 others, including 2 subcontractors, were injured when a launch of Operaciones Acuaticas struck the structure of the UDIM 675 Petroguarao gas platform at Canada de Urdaneta on Lake Maracaibo. 30th April 2012 USA Utility worker buried under landslide An embankment landslide has killed a utility worker attending a water pipe leakage on the campus of East Kentucky University in Manchester. 30th April 2012 Germany Maintenance worker's head crushed in machinery A 23-year old maintenance worker died in a crush accident on Thursday at the Schutz premises in Seleters when his head became trapped between steel plates as he repaired machinery. 27th April 2012 UAE Worker sentenced to death over murder of boss At the Dubai Court of First Instance on Wednesday a 35-year old worker was found guilty of the murder of a manger at the company where he worked as a driver and has received a death sentence. The issue was over unpaid wages, the convicted worker denied the murder charge which allegedly involved assault with a hammer and knife and has 15 days to appeal the verdict. 26th April 2012 USA Beer keg explodes during cleaning A beer keg exploded during cleaning at the Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, killing a worker who was filling it with air in the loading bay as part of work to clean beer residue from the keg. 25th April 2012 Albania Explosion kills man at ammunition dump A 42-year old man died in an explosion on Monday involving an artillery shell at an ammunition dump in Skrapar, 100 miles south of Tirana. It was not initially clear if he was a worker, locals scavenge the dumps for scrap metal from the shell casings. 24th April 2012 Argentina Trench fatality on Buenos Aires site A Bolivian worker has died in an unstable excavation when a retaining  wall collapsed during gas installation work at a site in Parque Almirante Brown in the Villa Lugano district of Buenos Aires. 24th April 2012 Japan Worker killed in chemical plant explosion Two explosions yesterday at the Mitsui Chemicals plant in Yamaguchi have led to the death of one worker and injured 15 others, charges of professional negligence resulting in death and injury are being considered. 23rd April 2012 The Netherlands Passenger dies after Amsterdam rail collision A 68-year old rail passenger died yesterday from injuries sustained in the head-on collision of 2 trains near Amsterdam Central Station, 16 others were injured in Saturday's accident, it was unclear whether human error or technical fault caused the collision. 23rd April 2012 New Zealand Plant operator crushed in rollover A rollover accident involving a digger at a highway site on Te Kawa Road south of Te Awamutu has claimed the life of the driver who was crushed under the overturned vehicle. 20th April 2012 India Lions kill Gujarat diamond worker A 35-year old Gujarat diamond worker has been killed by lions near Dhoradi village in Jaffrabad, it is thought that the lions may have strayed from the Gir wildlife sanctuary. 19th April 2012 USA Worker severs 3 fingers with table saw A 58-year old worker severed 3 fingers in an accident while cutting plastic sheets at Rotuba Extruders in Linden, New Jersey. Colleagues retrieved the severed finger sections and packed them in ice with a view to an attempted surgical reattachment in hospital in Newark. 19th April 2012 India Track workers hit by train A railway worker was killed and 3 others were injured on Tuesday when they were struck by the UP Kopili Express train in Chandrapur where they were laying aggregate on the tracks. They became aware of a train approaching the track on which they were working, the accident occurred when they stepped on to an adjacent track and were struck by the Express. 18th April 2012 USA Tractor rollover accident at New York vineyard A tractor rollover accident has claimed the life of a tractor driver who lost control of his vehicle on a downhill gradient and became pinned under the overturned tractor at Keuka Lake Vineyards, Urbana. 18th April 2012 Peru Fall of rock kills hydroelectric site worker A fall of rock has killed a worker of Consorcio Constructor of Chaglia who was engaged in drilling work on the banks of  the Huallaga river as a subcontractor on the Central Hidroelectrica contract. 17th April 2012 USA Vehicle mechanic killed in gas tank explosion A compressed natural gas tank in a vehicle exploded on Thursday morning at premises in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, killing a man who was working on the vehicle. 13th April 2012 Russia Transformer fire at Volgograd metallurgy plant Lubricating oil ignited and started a blaze on Thursday in an electrical sub station at the Krasnyi Oktyabr VMZ( Volgogradskiy Metallurgicheskiy Zavod) metallurgy plant in Volgograd, no workers have been reported injured. 13th April 2012 Malta Crane topples at hotel site A crane fell against a wall at the Seabank Hotel in Mellieha yesterday causing a wall and roof to collapse on the 4th floor, workers managed to escape with light injuries. 12th April 2012 Argentina Premature baby found alive in hospital morgue An investigation was launched into an incident at the Perrando de Resistencia Hospital in Chaco where a premature baby transferred to the morgue was found to be alive 12 hours later after the mother had asked to see her baby. The fact that the baby survived 12 hours in a drawer in the morgue at such low temperatures astounded the medical staff. 12th April 2012 Russia Falling goals kill Far East schoolboy A falling football goal frame has killed a 14-year old schoolboy on a pitch in Artyom, Primorsky, criminal proceedings alleging death by negligence are being pursued under the Russian Penal Code. 11th April 2012 Argentina Misiones worker killed in fall from scaffold A 71-year old worker has died in a 4-metre fall from scaffolding at a 2-storey house on avenida Blas Pareda, Posadas. He was one of a squad of 4 workers and it is believed that he lost his balance and fell while handling guttering. 11th April 2012 USA Two Philadelphia firemen killed in structural collapse Two firemen aged 60 and 25 died on Monday when a wall collapsed on 5 firemen in a building in Philadelphia where they hade been tackling a blaze in an abandoned warehouse. The collapse occurred in a furniture store adjacent to the building which fire crews had entered to check that the fire was out. 10th April 2012 Canada Polar bear attempted to enter Newfoundland lighthouse A polar bear had to be shot dead by a police marksman after it threatened public safety in the community of Greenspond, Newfoundland. Staff at the Puffin Island Lighthouse reported that it had attempted to gain access to the lighthouse tower, the decision to kill the animal was taken as it subsequently moved in the direction of Greenspond where the safety of schoolchildren became a concern. Last week in Newfoundland a polar was also shot after invading a farm area and killing stock. 5th April 2012 USA New Hampshire arborist dies in crush accident A New Hampshire arborist has died in an apparent crush accident while working 10 metres up a tree on premises at Parkview, Manchester. As he was cutting tree limbs, a heavy section fell and appeared to pull and strain his harness, pinning him against the trunk of the tree. His death was given by an attending doctor as asphyxiation. 5th April 2012 Canada Montreal worker missing in trench collapse A 3-metre deep excavation collapsed on Tuesday at a site adjacent to a house in Lachine, Montreal. Two workers were in the trench when the accident occurred, fire crews used timber and hydraulic equipment to stabilise the locus, one worker was rescued and hospitalised with a broken leg, another was missing under the debris. 4th April 2012 Austria Falling concrete pump kills worker A concrete pump overturned on Tuesday at the Alpine contract site at the St Polten Landesklinikum, killing a 35-year old subcontractor and leaving a 28-year old colleague with severe head injuries.  4th April 2012 Germany Maintenance worker killed in press accident A worker died in a crush accident on Monday morning in a furniture factory in Hovelhof, Paderborn, sustaining fatal head injuries when a veneer press on which he carrying out maintenance work activated. 3rd April 2012 Peru Worker falls to death from Callao scaffold A worker of Corporacion Correa has died in a fall from scaffolding at 3rd floor level on a site on Avenida Colonial, Callao, allegations of safety shortcomings have been made by police investigating the accident. 3rd April 2012 Israel Bin man hit by falling container A refuse collector was badly injured while working on his round in Nazareth on Sunday morning when he was clouted by a bin which fell from a mechanised loader on the wagon. The extent of his injuries was unknown. 2nd April 2012

England Falling tree traps Hants policeman in van A police officer was admitted to hospital in Basingstoke with serious injuries after a tree fell on his van at Dunley's Hill in Odiham, Hampshire, fire crews used specialist cutting gear on the roof of the vehicle to free the man. 30th April 2012 Switzerland Worker injured at ski station A worker was hospitalised in Sion on Thursday with serious injuries to his legs and pelvis when he was struck by motor wheel gear while lubricating an engine on the teleski at Thyon 2000. 27th April 2012 USA MEWP operator dies in electrical accident in Vermont A 53-year old employee of Adirondack Utility Construction has died in an accident in Middletown Springs, Vermont, during the installation of broadband internet for VTEL(Vermont Independent Telephone Company). He was preparing a MEWP(mobile elevating work platform) for work at height when the machine contacted an overhead power line. It was unclear whether he died from electrocution or a head injury when he fell backwards. 27th April 2012 The Netherlands Passenger falls into open maintenance chamber at Amsterdam station A 47-year old man was badly injured yesterday when he fell into an open chamber and struck a steel ladder on the platform at Amstel Station in Amsterdam where the hatch had been left open for maintenance work. 26th April 2012 Belgium 3 workers injured in gas cylinder explosion Three workers were injured in a gas explosion on Wednesday morning while working at a house on rue Bleval in Nivelles where they were working with gas cylinders in a garage at the property. They sustained severe burns injuries but their condition is not life-threatening. 26th April 2012 Peru Foreman falls from 6th floor on Lima site A 30-day stop work order has been issued at a work site on Francia Street in the Miraflores district of Lima following the death of a foreman of SAC company who fell from 6th floor level at the newbuild site. Allegations concern non-compliance with safety under Municipal Regulation 148 with regard to safety during construction or demolition projects. 25th April 2012 France Unfinished wall falls on workers Two workers of Angevin sustained leg injuries when a  wall collapsed on them on Monday at the former Sterviniou garden site at Kergaradec in Brest. The concrete block wall had been erected only a week ago but was unfinished. Squally weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident which left 1 worker trapped for 90 minutes. 24th April 2012 USA Girl,2, dies in tractor accident A 2-year old girl died in an accident involving a tractor at a farmhouse at Boring, Oregon, details of the accident were not known. 23rd April 2012 USA Falling concrete kills New Orleans worker A Louisiana workman who was pressure washing at the weekend at a warehouse on Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, was killed by falling concrete sections, thought to have fallen from an adjacent site. 23rd April 2012 France Maintenance worker injured at Breton pork plant A maintenance worker has been hospitalised in Saint-Brieuc after being badly injured in an accident at the Cooperl pork production unit at Lamballe. 20th April 2012 Germany Bavarian worker dies in wall collapse A 37-year old construction worker died from internal crush injuries when a wall collapsed on him during excavation work on Wednesday at a site on Franz-List Street in Weissenhorn. An excavator had just cleared earth away from near the base of the 1.5-metre high wall when it collapsed, burying the worker at chest level. He died later from his injuries. 19th April 2012 Canada Mechanic critically burned as fuel ignites A vehicle mechanic sustained life threatening 2nd degree burns to his upper body when fuel ignited as he was servicing an engine at premises on Albion Road in South Keys, Ottawa. 19th April 2012 Canada Fatal fall at Quebec ore mine A worker fell from an elevated walkway at the Cliffs Natural Resources ore mine in Bloom Lake, Quebec, succumbing to his injuries later in hospital in Fermont.18th April 2012 Venezuela Groundsman electrocuted clearing shrubbery A 55-year old groundsman was electrocuted while maintaining shrubbery on an industrial estate in El Tigre. He was working with a machete in close proximity to an electrical transformer when the accident occurred. It was initially speculated that heavy rain had cause flooding and an electrical charge had been carried over a pool of water into the overgrown area where he was wielding the machete. 17th April 2012 Mexico Fall from height fatality on stage scaffold A worker died in a 12-metre fall from scaffolding during the erecting of scenery on a stage at Parque Tabsaco in Villahermosa. 17th April 2012 France Motor mower accident at Breton golf course A young worker was hospitalised in Caen last night with serious injuries after a motorised mower which he was riding overturned at the Bieville-Beuville golf course, Caen. 13th April 2012 New Zealand Operator crushed under overturned roller A 12-tonne heavy roller overturned down an embankment on Matai Valley Road, east of Nelson, and crushed a Fulton Hogan worker engaged on the Nelson City Council's Matai pipeline project. 13th April 2012 New Zealand North Island forestry fatality A forestry worker has died during tree felling in a forest in the Brunswick area, 3 miles north of Whanganui, where he was struck a heavy tree section. 12th April 2012 Croatia HEP worker killed by lightning A Hrvatska Elektroprivreda(Croatian National Electricity Company) worker has been killed in a lightning strike while working in Bitelic in Sinj. He had been raised 10 metres in a MEWP(mobile elevating work platform) to repair a disconnected overhead line. To protect himself during a thunderstorm he had opened and raised an umbrella which conducted lightning, causing him to fall from the MEWP.11th April 2012 Venezuela Ranch worker electrocuted A 48-year old ranch worker has died in an electrocution accident on La Vaca Negra farm in Valmore Rodriquez. He had entered a barn to rescue calves following an electrical incident and it is believed that he contacted a 2.20Kv cable which may have been dangling loose. 11th April 2012 Saudi Arabia Roof collapse kills site worker A worker has died and 2 others are being treated for their injuries in King Abdulaziz Hospital after a roof collapsed following a concrete pour in a newbuild structure in the Makkah district of Jeddah. 10th April 2012 Thailand European tourist dies in fire in illegal Bangkok hotel A French tourist has died in a fire in an unregistered hotel on Khao San Road, Bangkok. He was boarded in the top floor of the 3-storey premises when fire broke out in a bar on the ground floor. 10th April 2012 Italy Sicilian worker succumbs to mower blades injury A 33-year old Sicilian worker died in Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, on Wednesday morning from injuries sustained in an accident on his land at Rosolini where he was injured while repairing blades of a large mower. 5th April 2012 India 3 killed as site lift cable fails The cable of a goods lift failed at a site in Gurgaon where Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment Company is subcontracted to Raheja Developers on a 16-storey development. The lift fell 7 storeys, killing 3 workers. It was not initially clear whether they were riding in the lift, used for materials, or were under it. 4th April 2012 Venezuela Explosion kills worker at PdVSA facility An explosion occurred during the installation of a water separator at the Petrocedeno heavy oil upgrader at the Petroleos de Venezuela facility in Anzoategui, a worker died in the explosion and a colleague sustained 2nd degree burns. 4th April 2012 Liechtenstein Falling concrete injures Vaduz site worker A 37-year old construction worker has been hospitalised with unspecified injuries after being struck by a falling concrete section on a site in Vaduz on Monday morning. 3rd April 2012 England Primary school girl choked to death on food A 6-year old girl died after she choked on food during a meal break at Pentland Primary School in Billingham, efforts to resuscitate her in hospital in Stockton were unsuccessful. Cleveland Police have reported that the death was caused by choking and is not a suspicious incident. 3rd April 2012 Australia Great white shark attacks diver An attack by a great white shark claimed the life of a diver at the weekend, the accident occurred a mile off Stratham Beach, 150 miles south of Perth, where he was diving from a boat. The Fisheries Department is investigating the accident, the 4th shark attack incident in Western Australia in the last 7 months. 2nd April 2012

England Fatal crash at Goodwood circuit The 27-year old driver of a Caterham-type sports car was killed in an accident during a time trail in an event organised by the Motor Sports Association at the Goodwood motor circuit at the weekend. She lost control of her car coming our of a bend and struck a tyre wall. She was transferred to Southampton General Hospital where she died of her injuries. 30th April 2012 Italy Rome rail collision On Thursday evening 2 trains of Trenitalia's highspeed Frecciarossa(Red Arrow) fleet collided in Rome's Termini station, 3 passengers and 3 staff were injured. One of the trains was travelling from Milan, the other from Salerno, the speed at the moment of impact was under 20mph. The cause was not immediately clear but it was speculated that a derailment caused one of the trains to strike the other on an adjacent track. 27th April 2012 England Mobility scooter hits girl and breaks her leg  A 9-year old Somerset girl's leg was broken when she was struck by an elderly woman's mobility scooter  which ran out of control. The accident happened at a shop checkout area in Clark Village in Street. 26th April 2012 Rep Ireland Currach fisherman's body recovered The Marine Casualty Investigation Board will likely launch an investigation into the death of a 43-year old Connemara man whose body was recovered by the RNLI Aran lifeboat  after his empty currach boat was found off Inis Mor. 26th April 2012 England Kent girl dies during PE lesson A 14-year old Kent schoolgirl died during a gym class yesterday at Angley School in Cranbrook, attempts to resuscitate her at William Harvey Hospital proved unsuccessful. Kent Police described the death as unexplained but they believed no suspicious circumstances to be connected to the incident. 25th April 2012 Greece Rail accident north of Athens Six people were hospitalised yesterday when a passenger train travelling from Athens to Halkida was involved in a collision with a locomotive engine at Menidi, 6 miles north of Athens, the cause of the accident was unclear. 25th April 2012 Russia Welding fire at Moscow renovation project Twenty people were rescued from an 8-storey building on Nikolskaya Street close to the Kremlin after fire broke out in the roof area. It is speculated that hot metal work was being undertaken in the building which is being converted from office premises to a hotel. 24th April 2012 Scotland Orkney farmer rescued from bales accident A 48-year old Orcadian farmer is recovering in Balfour Hospital after being rescued from his byre where he became trapped for 10 hours during the moving of hay bales. 23rd April 2012 Germany Ladder slip led to multiple fractures A 21-year old Frankfurt worker was hospitalised with multiple fractures on Saturday when his ladder slipped and he fell 7 metres while working at an exhibition centre in the city. 23rd April 2012 Germany Worker injured in fall at motorway bridge site A 24-year old worker required specialist rescue yesterday after falling 5 metres into an excavation between an old and new bridge at a construction site on the motorway at Limbach. 20th April 2012 England Man dies in West Midlands scrap yard fire A man's body was recovered yesterday following a fire at a vehicle scrap yard on Gravelly Lane, Erdington. The cause of the blaze was not initially known.  19th April 2012 Ecuador El Oro miners killed in explosives accident Two miners aged 21 and 23 have died in an explosion in a mine in the Playas area in Pasaje, El Oro province. They were working at a depth of 115 metres and were believed to have been setting explosive charges when the accident occurred. 19th April 2012 Italy Butcher cuts femoral artery in knife accident A butcher underwent surgery on Tuesday evening for a severe leg injury when a knife cut into a femoral leg artery as he worked in a chill in Bagnoregio, Viterbo. A colleague managed to apply a ligature to stem the blood loss, which was considerable, but it is believed that his condition in Belcolle Hospital is not life-threatening. 18th April 2012 Canada Accident at Toronto hotel site A worker was hospitalised in Toronto on Tuesday following an accident at the Shangri-La hotel site on University Avenue, Toronto, it is speculated that he was struck by a crate of marble which became unstable and fell. 18th April 2012 Japan Python kills owner after escaping from reptile compound An investigation is ongoing into a fatal accident in Ushiku, 30 miles northeast of Tokyo, where a 66-year old man was killed by a 7-metre long python which bit him in the head and arms. The family operates an exotic pet business and the deceased is believed to have been attacked by the python which escaped from a reptile compound adjacent to his house. The escaped python was found at the locus. 17th April 2012 Scotland Contractor crushed at Perthshire utility line site A 31-year old worker was fatally crushed between a road roller and digger on an unclassified road near Knoxfield Farm, Kinbuck, where he was working on a contract at the Beauly-Denny transmission line project for utility group SSE. 13th April 2012 Scotland Crew rescued as fishing boat sinks in Orcadian waters Five fishermen were rescued from life rafts yesterday afternoon after their boat, the Banff-registered Onward, caught fire and a mayday was issued 50 miles from Orkney. All 5 crew were treated for hypothermia in hospital in Kirkwall. 12th April 2012 UAE Quarry fatality prompts safety blitz Around 75 quarries and stone-crushing plants in Fujairah are to be subjected to a safety blitz in the coming days after a worker died yesterday while operating heavy machinery without a license at a quarry in the emirate.11th April 2012 Northern Ireland Diver treated for bends A diver received recompression treatment in Craigavon following a build-up of nitrogen in a rapid ascent from a depth of 22 metres during a dive near Killary Harbour, Connemara. The Irish Coastguard arranged his transfer as a local decompression chamber was unavailable. The length of time a diver spends decompressing during his ascent is a function of the depth of the dive and time spent there. 10th April 2012 Rep Ireland Surgical reattachment attempted of arm severed in conveyor Surgeons at Cork University Hospital have been attempting to reattach the lower half of a worker's arm which was severed in accident during the loading of animal feed to a lorry at Dan O' Connor Feeds in Limerick. A conveyor system was loading the feed from a machine to the vehicle and it is speculated that the haulage contractor may have been attempting to retrieve a fallen object when his arm was severed at the elbow. 5th April 2012 England Sussex worker critically injured A worker was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a workplace accident in Bexhill Road, St Leonard's, details of the accident were unknown. 4th April 2012 Germany Hessen bin man injured in crush accident A south Hessen refuse collector was badly injured on Tuesday when he became crushed under the lifting mechanism of a bin wagon as the vehicle negotiated an alley in Gross-Rohrheim, Darmstadt. Initially he became pinned against a house wall by the reversing vehicle and then fell backwards under the lifting platform. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. 4th April 2012 England Worker receives £2m over brain injury accident At the High Court in London  a former groundsman of the Castle Combe racing track has been awarded £2m plus a £250K payment followed by an annual payment of £205K over an accident which left him brain damaged when he fell from a lorry during windy conditions while gathering metal advertising hoardings at the circuit. 3rd April 2012 Northern Ireland Fall from raised forklift led to fatal accident At Langanside Crown Court Walter C Campbell Joinery has been fined £2K plus £1,750 in costs over a fatal accident at its premises in Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh, in February 2010 in which an electrician died in a fall from a caged platform being raised by a forklift. Investigation found that the platform had not been securely attached to the forklift and no assessment for work at height had been undertaken for the work to be completed safely. The company pleaded guilty to a breach of Article 5 of the Health & Safety at Work Order(NI) 1978. 3rd April 2012 England Passenger overboard search suspended Late last night Portland Coastguard announced the suspension of the search for a female passenger missing overboard from Condor Rapid Fast Ferry which issued a mayday over the missing passenger as it sailed from Guernsey to Poole on Sunday evening. 2nd April 2012 Rep Ireland Circus worker's rib cracked in elephant accident A worker at the Courtney Brothers Circus in Blackpool, Cork, was treated for a suspected broken rib following an accident involving elephants in the animal holding area. 2nd April 2012