Workplace Rescues
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Quick Action Saves Postal Supervisor
A postal supervisor collapsed during a routine meeting. Thanks to fast-acting employees, a helpful bystander, and local deputies with an AED, he survived—and even returned to work for the holiday…
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CPR training, quick responders, and an AED save a life
Duran Miller and Gary Lefever used CPR and an AED to save coworker Dennis Parker during a sudden cardiac arrest at Mohawk Industries in Georgia.
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AED guidance helps employees save coworker
A loud crash reverberated throughout accounts payable during lunchtime at Swift Transportation. The Phoenix-based office is typically quiet, so the sudden noise startled employees to their feet in search of…
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Surviving a life-threatening electric shock
In the quiet woods near Damascus, Alabama, a typical August day took a drastic turn for Devin Collins, an electric utility worker. Devin and his crew were setting a pole…
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A Life Saved in America’s Heartland
During the early morning hours of a recent weekday at OCI Nitrogen, a 306-acre nitrogen production and distribution facility in in the southeast corner of Iowa, a handful of employees…
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All In A Day’s Work: A Workshop Save
It was late afternoon when Kevin Bledsoe started wrapping up his day of carpentry work. The 69-year-old former agricultural chemical applicator was enjoying his retirement working as a local handyman,…
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Coworkers United By Shared Experience
Christophe Dumont and Christophe Sarrazin have much more in common than most. In addition to having the same given name, both work at Domaine de Sommery, a company specializing in…
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Quick thinking on the shop floor saves a life
Danny Burkett walked into the die shop at AFL’s Alumoweld division in Duncan, South Carolina. “How’re you doing?” coworker Raymond Lavender asked. “I’m doing good,” Danny replied, turning to read…
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Natural foods employees save colleague from sudden cardiac arrest
Employee health and safety manager Jason Wallace splits his time between GloryBee’s corporate headquarters and its production facility, both in Eugene, Oregon. A distributor of natural and organic honey and…
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Commitment to safety saves employee’s life
Ricki Avery is no stranger to managing crisis. As a supply chain professional in the supermarket fresh foods industry, he works hard every day to ensure the freshest meat is…