July 6, 2012 by Fred Hosier
No good (safety) deed goes unpunished: A Florida company fired a lifeguard for leaving his zone to help rescue a nearby swimmer. Now the company is having second thoughts about terminating its employee.
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Tags: drowning, Hallandale Beach, Jeff Ellis Management, lifeguard fired
August 17, 2011 by Fred Hosier
New York City Fire Department Capt. James Melvin says he’s never witnessed anything like this in his 34-year career: the rescue of two construction workers from neck-high water in an elevator.
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Tags: cell phone, drowning, elevator, rescue
August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida for three safety violations following the death of an animal trainer who was pulled under the water by a six-ton killer whale in Orlando.
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Tags: Dawn Brancheau, drowning, killer whale, SeaWorld, Tilikum
