Sure, it’s great video for any TV reporter: Record your narration (what they call a “stand-up”) while work crews clear away storm debris in the background. But this TV reporter probably never expected to capture this on video:

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Tags: chainsaw, close call, YouTube

Just how many injuries would workers hide to see a company’s CEO look silly while dancing? It’s an interesting question given OSHA’s current opinion about safety incentives and a company involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Tags: BP oil rig disaster, David Michaels, Deepwater Horizon, safety incentives, Transocean

Safety videos without blood: Will they work?

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Tags: Before it's an injury, blood, safety videos

More than four million people have now viewed a video on YouTube that shows the tragic consequences when texting-while-driving causes a crash. Despite that, some safety pros say the video ultimately won’t do much good.

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Tags: driving and texting video, gory videos, Gwent Wales police

A 30-minute video, made in a small town in Wales, was intended for local high school students to show them the dangers of texting and driving. But now, more than 1.5 million people have watched it on YouTube — and the general reaction by viewers is that they’ll never text and drive again.

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Tags: Gwent Wales police, texting and driving video, YouTube texting driving video