It seems some job site hazards are just impossible to anticipate. But then again, are they? Take the case of a Dallas convenience store cited recently by OSHA after an employee was killed during a robbery.
As covered in EHS Today and in local media, the robber poured a flammable liquid on the 76-year-old clerk and set her on fire. She was able to identify her attacker and he was arrested, but she died from her burns within a week.
While a dramatic and tragic example, the incident prompted an investigation of the company's four stores
