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2024-12-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726763

Abdomen,Caught Between,Crushed,Distracted,Distracted driving,Driver,Driving,Garbage Truck,Inattention,Leg,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Person,Pinned,Road,Sanitation,Sanitation Truck,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Accident,Truck,Truck Driver,Waste Disposal,Work Surface

EventAbdomen,Caught Between,Crushed,Distracted,Distracted driving,Driver,Driving,Garbage Truck,Inattention,Leg,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Person,Pinned,Road,Sanitation,Sanitation Truck,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Accident,Truck,Truck Driver,Waste Disposal,Work Surface Victims1

Employee dies when pinned between vehicle and garbage truck

1 fatal

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2024-12-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726698

Climbing on Ladder,Construction,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Laborer,Laceration,Ladder,Lost Balance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,Residential Construction,Roof,Roof Peak,Roofer,Roofing

EventClimbing on Ladder,Construction,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Laborer,Laceration,Ladder,Lost Balance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,Residential Construction,Roof,Roof Peak,Roofer,Roofing Victims1

Employee dies from head and neck trauma in fall from ladder

1 fatal

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2024-12-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726573

Commercial Building,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Energized,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Lighting,Lighting Fixture,Shock

EventCommercial Building,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Energized,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Lighting,Lighting Fixture,Shock Victims1

Employee dies of electrocution when contacting wires during

1 fatal

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2024-12-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726433

Aerial Lift,Aerial Lift Controls,Beam,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brick,Construction,Construction vehicle,Demolish,Demolition,H-Beam,Head,Laborer,Masonry Wall,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Steel Beam,Struck Against,Wall

EventAerial Lift,Aerial Lift Controls,Beam,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brick,Construction,Construction vehicle,Demolish,Demolition,H-Beam,Head,Laborer,Masonry Wall,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Steel Beam,Struck Against,Wall Victims1

Employee dies of head trauma when struck against beam in aer

1 fatal

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2024-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221749419

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Collision,Motor,Motor Vehicle,Pedestrian,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Control

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Collision,Motor,Motor Vehicle,Pedestrian,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Control Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by motor vehicle while direct

1 fatal

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2024-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221727167

Abrasion,Air Pressure,Blowout--Oil Well,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Drill,Drill Operator,Drilling,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Hose,Oil Rig,Oil Well Drilling,Oil Well Drilling/Servicing,Overpressure,Pressure Release,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Valve

EventAbrasion,Air Pressure,Blowout--Oil Well,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Drill,Drill Operator,Drilling,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Hose,Oil Rig,Oil Well Drilling,Oil Well Drilling/Servicing,Overpressure,Pressure Release,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Valve Victims1

Employee dies of blunt trauma struck by high pressure hose

1 fatal

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2024-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726524

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Fire,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,structure fire

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Fire,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,structure fire Victims1

Employee fighting structure fire dies due to cardiac event

1 fatal

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2024-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726250

Bulldozer,Construction,Construction vehicle,Contusion,Crushed,Driving,Ejected,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Residential Construction,Run Over,Seat Belt,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Struck By,Unstable Position,Unstable Soil,Work Surface

EventBulldozer,Construction,Construction vehicle,Contusion,Crushed,Driving,Ejected,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Residential Construction,Run Over,Seat Belt,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Struck By,Unstable Position,Unstable Soil,Work Surface Victims1

Employee dies of crush injuries when ejected, run over by do

1 fatal

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2024-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726243

Abdomen,Building,Chest,Cleaning,Commercial Building,Distracted,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Groin,Head,Inexperience,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Leaf Blower,Maintenance,Manager,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nerve damage,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Roof,Slip,Slippery Surface,Torso,Unsafe Position,Unstable Position,Weather,Wet,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment

EventAbdomen,Building,Chest,Cleaning,Commercial Building,Distracted,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Groin,Head,Inexperience,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Leaf Blower,Maintenance,Manager,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nerve damage,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Roof,Slip,Slippery Surface,Torso,Unsafe Position,Unstable Position,Weather,Wet,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment Victims1

Employee dies of multiple trauma in fall while cleaning roof

1 fatal

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2024-12-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726953

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fixed Ladder,Food processing,Jump,Jumping,Manufacturing,Meat Processing,Roof,Suicide,Warehouse

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fixed Ladder,Food processing,Jump,Jumping,Manufacturing,Meat Processing,Roof,Suicide,Warehouse Victims1

Employee dies from blunt force trauma in jump from roof

1 fatal

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2024-12-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726466

Abdomen,Asphyxiated,Back,Caught Between,Collision,Distracted,Distracted driving,Driver,Driving,Engineering Controls,Food service,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Storage Area,Storage Rack,Struck Against,Supervisor,Trapped,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle

EventAbdomen,Asphyxiated,Back,Caught Between,Collision,Distracted,Distracted driving,Driver,Driving,Engineering Controls,Food service,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Storage Area,Storage Rack,Struck Against,Supervisor,Trapped,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle Victims1

Employee dies from possible asphyxia when pinned by rack and

1 fatal

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2024-12-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725989

CPR,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Office Area,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive,Working Alone

EventCPR,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Office Area,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive,Working Alone Victims1

Employee dies from unknown cause, found unresponsive at desk

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221764954

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Ground,Head,Ignition,Lanyard,Rupture,Tank,Traumatic Brain Injury

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Ground,Head,Ignition,Lanyard,Rupture,Tank,Traumatic Brain Injury Victims1

Employee is fatally injured after ignition of flammable gas

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221728462

Falling Object,Knee,Medical Condition,Medical History,Medication,Preexisting Condition,Struck By,Underlying Medical Condition

EventFalling Object,Knee,Medical Condition,Medical History,Medication,Preexisting Condition,Struck By,Underlying Medical Condition Victims1

Employee injures knee, later dies from underlying condition

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725880

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Commercial Building,Concrete,Concrete Form Work,Concussion,Construction,Construction vehicle,Driver,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Flatbed Truck,Fracture,Head,Laborer,Laceration,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Struck Against,Truck,Truck Driver

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Commercial Building,Concrete,Concrete Form Work,Concussion,Construction,Construction vehicle,Driver,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Flatbed Truck,Fracture,Head,Laborer,Laceration,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Struck Against,Truck,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee dies from head trauma when struck road in fall off

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725864

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Drywall,Fall,Head,Natural Causes,Natural Causes,Struck Against,Traumatic Brain Injury

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Drywall,Fall,Head,Natural Causes,Natural Causes,Struck Against,Traumatic Brain Injury Victims1

Employee falls backward hitting head while handling mini bli

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725740

Attic,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Hand Tool,Head,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nail,Nail gun,Residential Construction,Roof,Roofer,Roofing,Sheetrock,Torso,Water,Wet

EventAttic,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Hand Tool,Head,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nail,Nail gun,Residential Construction,Roof,Roofer,Roofing,Sheetrock,Torso,Water,Wet Victims1

Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof, later dies

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725732

Asphyxiated,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Crushed,Forklift,Overturn,Pit,Roll,Roll-Over,Rolled

EventAsphyxiated,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Crushed,Forklift,Overturn,Pit,Roll,Roll-Over,Rolled Victims1

Employee operating powered industrial truck is killed when f

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725690

Asphalt,Caught Between,Construction,Construction vehicle,Crushed,Groin,Highway,Hot Asphalt,Insufficient Supervision,Machine operator,Road,Road Paving,Roller--Const Equip,Roller--Mach/Part,Run Over,Torso,Unsafe Position

EventAsphalt,Caught Between,Construction,Construction vehicle,Crushed,Groin,Highway,Hot Asphalt,Insufficient Supervision,Machine operator,Road,Road Paving,Roller--Const Equip,Roller--Mach/Part,Run Over,Torso,Unsafe Position Victims1

Employee dies from crush injuries when run over by asphalt r

1 fatal

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2024-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725351

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Slab,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Lanyard,Lifeline,Metal,Metal Sheet,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Residential Construction,Roof,Roofer,Skull,Slip,Slippery Surface,Wet

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Slab,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Lanyard,Lifeline,Metal,Metal Sheet,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Residential Construction,Roof,Roofer,Skull,Slip,Slippery Surface,Wet Victims1

Employee dies from head trauma in fall from roof to concrete

1 fatal

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2024-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #221729437

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc System,Chest pain,Heart,Heart Attack,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc System,Chest pain,Heart,Heart Attack,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee suffers fatal heart attack

1 fatal

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2024-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #221727019

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Highway Shoulder,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Motor Vehicle,Road,Shoulder,Struck By,Tow Truck,Traffic Accident,Truck,Truck Driver

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Highway Shoulder,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Motor Vehicle,Road,Shoulder,Struck By,Tow Truck,Traffic Accident,Truck,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee dies of multiple blunt trauma when struck by vehicl

1 fatal

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2024-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #221726748

Ammonia,Asphyxiated,Barn,Breathing,Carbon Dioxide,Chemical,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Cleaning,Collapse,Confined Space,First Aid,Hydrogen Sulfide,Inhalation,Laborer,Lack of oxygen,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Lung,Methane,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Poisoning,Power Washer,Pump,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Unconsciousness,Vapor

EventAmmonia,Asphyxiated,Barn,Breathing,Carbon Dioxide,Chemical,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Cleaning,Collapse,Confined Space,First Aid,Hydrogen Sulfide,Inhalation,Laborer,Lack of oxygen,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Lung,Methane,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Poisoning,Power Washer,Pump,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Unconsciousness,Vapor Victims1

Employee dies from chemical asphyxia while power washing bar

1 fatal

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2024-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725930

Abrasion,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Catch Point,Caught Between,Complication,Contusion,Cut,Elbow,Engineering Controls,Face,Head,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Paper,Paper Machine,Paper Roll,Pinch Point,Pinched,Production Line,Stroke,Traumatic Brain Injury,Unguarded,Wrapping

EventAbrasion,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Catch Point,Caught Between,Complication,Contusion,Cut,Elbow,Engineering Controls,Face,Head,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Paper,Paper Machine,Paper Roll,Pinch Point,Pinched,Production Line,Stroke,Traumatic Brain Injury,Unguarded,Wrapping Victims1

Employee sustains head trauma from crimper, dies from stroke

1 fatal

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2024-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #221725559

Axle,Bulldozer,Caught Between,Delivery Work,Dozer,Driver,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Run Over,Struck By,Stuck,Tire,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Wheel

EventAxle,Bulldozer,Caught Between,Delivery Work,Dozer,Driver,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Run Over,Struck By,Stuck,Tire,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Wheel Victims1

Employee dies from multiple trauma after run over by trailer

1 fatal

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