Abstract: The rapid growth of urbanization and industrial development has resulted in a substantial rise in solid waste production, leading to serious environmental and public health concerns.

A 50-year-old Town of Forestville man who died in a farm accident Feb. 12 has been identified by the Door County Sheriff's Office. Wilson Duarte Martinez died after a large bale grabber attachment ...

CLEVELAND — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Summit County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating after a 49-year-old worker was killed in an industrial accident at an Akron ...

Every offcut on the floor, broken pallet in a corridor, or pile of mixed rubble changes how people move, how machines operate, and how quickly someone can react when something goes wrong. Contractors ...

Scientists at EPFL have recycled food waste like shells from langoustines into functional, robotic claw machines that can hold onto objects. In a study by CREATE Lab, the team has tested whether ...

A worker at a Long Island food-packaging plant cut three of his fingertips off in a freak accident with an industrial dicer, cops said. Elmer Rios, 45, was using the food-dicing machine at L&S ...

The identity of a man killed in a machine accident Friday afternoon has been released. Authorities were called to the home of Arnold Taylor, 70, of 1667 Pleasant Valley Road, Cogan Station, just ...

A U.S. Postal Service employee died after he became stuck inside a mail handling machine at a distribution center in Allen Park, Michigan, according to officials. Nicholas John Acker, 36, was stuck in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A chemical mix-up at Reworld Tron Corp.’s Avon plant this month forced evacuations, drew a hazardous materials team and shut down outdoor recess at nearby schools, the latest in a ...

A "strong-minded" road worker lost his leg in a horror accident after becoming trapped in a resurfacing machine. Brandon Belshaw suffered life-changing injuries in the shocking incident that happened ...