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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221567225

Collapse,Exploded,Explosion,Fire,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Hose,Smoke,Structural Collapse,structure fire

EventCollapse,Exploded,Explosion,Fire,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Hose,Smoke,Structural Collapse,structure fire Victims1

Employee dies fighting fire in explosion, structure collapse

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221566011

Back,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Laceration,Roof

EventBack,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Laceration,Roof Victims1

Employee is killed in fall through roof

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221562309

Blood Clot,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Fracture,Leg

EventBlood Clot,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Fracture,Leg Victims1

Employee dies of blood clot

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221545874

Cardiac Arrest,Heart Attack,Trailer

EventCardiac Arrest,Heart Attack,Trailer Victims1

Employee dies of heart attack

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221545437

Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Parking Lot,Suicide,Workplace Violence

EventGun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Parking Lot,Suicide,Workplace Violence Victims1

Employee is killed due to workplace violence incident

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221543176

Cleaning,Motor Vehicle,Road,Struck By,Traffic Accident

EventCleaning,Motor Vehicle,Road,Struck By,Traffic Accident Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by motor vehicle

1 fatal

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2023-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542434

Cover,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Laceration,Leak,Pump,Silo,Steel,Struck By,Trailer

EventCover,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Laceration,Leak,Pump,Silo,Steel,Struck By,Trailer Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by steel cover plate

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221560204

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employees are infected with COVID-19 in facility outbreak

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221544570

Cardiovasc Disease,Heart,Heart Attack,Janitor,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Unresponsive

EventCardiovasc Disease,Heart,Heart Attack,Janitor,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies, found unresponsive due to cardiac arrest

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542376

Burn,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Energized,Optical Fiber Cable,Power Lines,Repair

EventBurn,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Energized,Optical Fiber Cable,Power Lines,Repair Victims1

Employee is killed via electrocution

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542335

Electrical,Electrocuted,Erection Process,Scaffold

EventElectrical,Electrocuted,Erection Process,Scaffold Victims1

Employee is killed due to electrocution

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542186

Confined Space,Entry Permit,Illness,Medical Condition,Medical History,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventConfined Space,Entry Permit,Illness,Medical Condition,Medical History,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies of unknown causes after found unresponsive

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542103

Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Chest,Cotter Pin,Crushed,Crusher,Crusher Door,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Door,Falling Object,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Sheared

EventBypass Guard,Caught Between,Chest,Cotter Pin,Crushed,Crusher,Crusher Door,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Door,Falling Object,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Sheared Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by impact crusher lid

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542061

CONTUSION,CRUSHED,DELIVERY WORK,DRIVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,FORKLIFT,FRACTURE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,LACK OF WORK PROCEDURES,LUMBER,LUMBER STACK,MATERIAL HANDLING,MISJU

EventCONTUSION,CRUSHED,DELIVERY WORK,DRIVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,FORKLIFT,FRACTURE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,LACK OF WORK PROCEDURES,LUMBER,LUMBER STACK,MATERIAL HANDLING,MISJU Victims1

EMPLOYEE IS KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY FALLING LUMBER LOAD

1 fatal

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2023-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542053

Contusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Driver,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Flatbed Truck,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Lumber,Lumber Stack,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By,Truck Driver,Unloading

EventContusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Driver,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Flatbed Truck,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Lumber,Lumber Stack,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By,Truck Driver,Unloading Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by falling lumber load

1 fatal

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2023-02-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221575780

Asphyxiated,Cover,Defect,Defective,Driver,Engulfed,Ethanol,Falling Object,Grain,Lack of oxygen,Loading,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Struck By,Suffocated,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver

EventAsphyxiated,Cover,Defect,Defective,Driver,Engulfed,Ethanol,Falling Object,Grain,Lack of oxygen,Loading,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Struck By,Suffocated,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee is killed when engulfed and asphyxiated by corn mas

1 fatal

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2023-02-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221545239

Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Mobile Scaffold,Scaffold

EventBlunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Mobile Scaffold,Scaffold Victims1

Employee is killed in fall from elevation

1 fatal

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2023-02-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542459

Asbestos Removal,Broken Bone,Building,Building Collapse,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Crushed,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Ladder,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Removal,Removing,Residential Construction,Struck By,Structural Collapse,Supervisor,Work Surface

EventAsbestos Removal,Broken Bone,Building,Building Collapse,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Crushed,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Ladder,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Removal,Removing,Residential Construction,Struck By,Structural Collapse,Supervisor,Work Surface Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by roof during asbestos abat

1 fatal

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2023-02-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #221605702

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

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2023-02-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542160

CPR,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Exertion,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Fire Truck,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respirator,Respiratory Tract,Scba,Strain,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventCPR,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Exertion,Fire Brigade/Department,Fire Fighter,Fire Truck,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respirator,Respiratory Tract,Scba,Strain,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies after found unresponsive during fire fighting

1 fatal

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2023-02-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #221541774

Collapse,Concrete,Concrete Slab,Cutting,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Pry Bar

EventCollapse,Concrete,Concrete Slab,Cutting,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Pry Bar Victims1

One employee is killed and another is injured when floor col

1 fatal

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2023-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221543200

Abdomen,Back,Bucket ,Bucket Truck,Chest,Contact,Ear,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Conductor,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Eye,Face,Hand,Hand Tool,Hoisting Mechanism,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Power Lines,Protective Clothing,Shock,Struck By,Training,Tree,Tree Trimming

EventAbdomen,Back,Bucket ,Bucket Truck,Chest,Contact,Ear,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Conductor,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Eye,Face,Hand,Hand Tool,Hoisting Mechanism,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Power Lines,Protective Clothing,Shock,Struck By,Training,Tree,Tree Trimming Victims2

Two employees trimming trees are killed when electrical line

2 fatal Multi-victim

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2023-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542830

Seizure,Welding

EventSeizure,Welding Victims1

Employee dies from seizure

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2023-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221542426

Asphyxiated,Burn,CPR,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Clogged,Confined Space,Entry Permit,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Gas Well,Hydrogen Sulfide,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lung,Malfunction,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Oil Well Drilling/Servicing,Oil Well Servicing,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Permit,Protective Clothing,Pump,Unauthorized Entry,Vapor,Ventilation,Well

EventAsphyxiated,Burn,CPR,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Clogged,Confined Space,Entry Permit,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Gas Well,Hydrogen Sulfide,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lung,Malfunction,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Oil Well Drilling/Servicing,Oil Well Servicing,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Permit,Protective Clothing,Pump,Unauthorized Entry,Vapor,Ventilation,Well Victims1

Employee is killed in confined area due to overexposure to v

1 fatal

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2023-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221541030

Balcony,Collapse,Concrete,Crushed,Falling Object,Struck By,Structural Collapse

EventBalcony,Collapse,Concrete,Crushed,Falling Object,Struck By,Structural Collapse Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by balcony

1 fatal

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