Death by Misadventure: 210 Dumb Ways to Die by Dale Dreher

Author:Dale Dreher
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: medical humour, true stories, True Crime, bizarre stories, fatal accidents, freak accidents, fluke accidents, dark humor
Publisher: Dale Dreher
Published: 2011-07-22T09:01:12+00:00

Stupidity On The Job

118. Death of the Party.

Garry Hoy, a 39 year old Toronto lawyer, crashed through his office window and plunged 24 floors to his death. Hoy was demonstrating the tensile strength of the skyscraper's windows during an office party. As he had done on several other occasions, Garry ran shoulder first at the sealed window from across the room. Garry specialized in securities.

Ottawa Citizen, July 12, 1993

119. Use Your Head.

A trucker's helper known as, Ofori, died in Hohoe, Ghana, when he attempted to carry a 340 pound basket of fish on his head. Ofori managed the weight for a few seconds but collapsed before reaching his truck.

Agence France Presse, February 9, 1995

120. World's Worst Watchman.

A 28 year old construction worker, known as Junior, drowned in the lake he was protecting from trespassing swimmers. Junior's boss let him stay on the property in return for chasing off local kids who liked to party and swim at the remote spot. Junior's co workers came looking for him when he didn’t show up for work one day. They found Junior's body, clad only in underwear, floating in the lake. Since the property's trailer did not have a shower, friends believe Junior drowned while washing up for dinner the night before.

Miami Herald, August 21, 1987

121. Rocket Scientist.

Before every flight of a U 2 spy plane from NASA's Ames Research Centre in Mountain View, California, a technician must check the pilots' equipment. Oxygen helmets are tested for leaks using nitrogen instead of oxygen used because oxygen is highly flammable. For some reason, Ronald Johnson ignored safety procedures and wore one of the helmets during the test. The 29-year-old Air Force Veteran was quickly suffocated.

Associated Press, February 27, 1986

122. Real Dumb Waiter.

Jerry Smith, 47, has the dubious distinction of being the first human fatality associated with the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Smith, a kitchen worker aboard one of the clean up vessels, decided to accompany some produce in the ship’s dumbwaiter. Unfortunately for Smith, there was not enough room at the top of the dumbwaiter shaft and he was crushed to death.

San Jose Mercury News, May 25, 1989

123. Dough Head.

A 19 year old unidentified worker was killed when he fell headfirst into an industrial dough mixer at a pasta factory in the Bronx, New York. The worker lost his footing while loading the machine. The victim's distraught supervisor claimed, "This has never happened in the 40 years I've been in the business."

Reuters, October 27, 1994

124. Elevator Grudge.

A 90 year old self employed elevator mechanic in Pittsburgh was crushed to death by an elevator he installed 50 years earlier. William Beatty and the other workers at the site had thought that they had turned the electricity off before Beatty started work inside the elevator car. The bystanders were unable to pull Beatty to safety when the elevator suddenly lurched upward, crushing the veteran mechanic's legs between the floor of the car and the top of the elevator door frame.

Associated Press, March 5, 1988

125. Didn't See, Fargo.

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