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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. An unnamed Florida landscaper was pulled into a wood chipper
after trying to clear a jam with his hands. The man's
co workers only noticed something wrong when they heard the
wood chipper stop. His remains were found among the chopped palm
fronds. Tallahassee Democrat, May 31,
1997
    126. Blundy's Blunder. David Blundy, 44, an English reporter was covering the guerilla
warfare in El Salvador. When he arrived to cover a particular
skirmish he was shot and killed by government troops. Blundy
unfortunately was wearing a dark blue shirt very similar to those
worn by the rebel troops. In describing Blundy's cause of death as
"misadventure," the coroner commented, "This is the most clear
example of someone in the course of duty entering a course of
conduct which is dangerous." UK Press
Gazzette, July 9, 1990
    127. Modern Problems? Vivian Philcox, a London cabaret dancer during the early 1930's,
overdosed on