On June 6, 51-year-old welder Quoc Le died at a railcar assembly plant in Hamilton, ON, Canada, after a 1-ton bulkhead fell on him. Shockingly, it was the third fatal accident at the factory, which is owned by National Steel Car, in the past 21 months.
LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, PA—Dozens of workers were forced out into the cold by a fire at the Mack Trucks assembly plant here. Six people were treated for smoke inhalation, and another person suffered chest pains.
Lasers are used extensively by medical professionals to surgically remove tumors or repair skin, eyes and hair. Interestingly, these types of lasers are also being used by medical device manufacturers to mark codes directly on their products as a way to improve traceability.