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2022-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443336

Blunt force trauma,Boiler,Explosion,Gas-Fired Boiler

EventBlunt force trauma,Boiler,Explosion,Gas-Fired Boiler Victims1

Employee is killed when boiler explodes

1 fatal

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2022-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443369

Falling Object,Material Handling,Struck By,Trailer,Truck,Truck Driver,Truss,Unloading

EventFalling Object,Material Handling,Struck By,Trailer,Truck,Truck Driver,Truss,Unloading Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by falling trusses

1 fatal

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2022-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443252

Bulldozer,Crushed,Dozer Blade,Embankment,Equipment Operator,Landfill,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Poor Visibility,Run Over,Slope,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Tractor

EventBulldozer,Crushed,Dozer Blade,Embankment,Equipment Operator,Landfill,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Poor Visibility,Run Over,Slope,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Tractor Victims1

Temporary employee is crushed and killed by heavy equipment

1 fatal

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2022-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443138

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2022-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443120

Backing Up,Crushed,Dozer,Run Over

EventBacking Up,Crushed,Dozer,Run Over Victims1

Employee is killed when run over by backing dozer

1 fatal

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2022-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442890

Backing Up,Caught Between,Crushed,Internal Injuries,Loading Dock,Manager,Material Handling,Package Delivery,Roller Conveyor,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Warehouse

EventBacking Up,Caught Between,Crushed,Internal Injuries,Loading Dock,Manager,Material Handling,Package Delivery,Roller Conveyor,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Warehouse Victims1

Worker is killed when crushed between loading dock and backi

1 fatal

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2022-03-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #221491137

Falling Object,Head,Sawmill,Struck By,Topping,Tree,Tree Felling

EventFalling Object,Head,Sawmill,Struck By,Topping,Tree,Tree Felling Victims1

Sawmill worker is struck in head and killed by falling tree

1 fatal

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2022-03-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #221454838

Back,Blunt force trauma,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Food processing,High Blood Pressure,Slip,Slippery Surface,Traumatic,Vertebra,Walking Surface

EventBack,Blunt force trauma,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Food processing,High Blood Pressure,Slip,Slippery Surface,Traumatic,Vertebra,Walking Surface Victims1

Employee dies of natural causes after slipping and falling

1 fatal

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2022-03-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #221444847

Backing Up,Motor Vehicle,Struck By

EventBacking Up,Motor Vehicle,Struck By Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by truck

1 fatal

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2022-03-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #221444706

Amputated,Amputation,Chipper,Tree,Tree Care,Wood Chips

EventAmputated,Amputation,Chipper,Tree,Tree Care,Wood Chips Victims1

Employee amputates finger while using wood chipper

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2022-03-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442718

Driver,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Optical Fiber Cable,Roof,Truck,Truck Driver,Window

EventDriver,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Optical Fiber Cable,Roof,Truck,Truck Driver,Window Victims1

Truck driver is killed in fall from cab of truck

1 fatal

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2022-03-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221447949

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc System,Construction,Heart,Inspecting,Inspection,Unresponsive

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc System,Construction,Heart,Inspecting,Inspection,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee is found unresponsive in car after cardiac arrest

1 fatal

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2022-03-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442502

Fall,Fall From Elevation,Ladder

EventFall,Fall From Elevation,Ladder Victims1

Employee is killed in fall into pugmill

1 fatal

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2022-03-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442296

Backing Up,Bulldozer,Crushed,Struck By

EventBacking Up,Bulldozer,Crushed,Struck By Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by bulldozer

1 fatal

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2022-03-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221441900

Asphyxiated,Caught Between,Caught In,Chest,Crushed,Printing Press,Roller--Mach/Part

EventAsphyxiated,Caught Between,Caught In,Chest,Crushed,Printing Press,Roller--Mach/Part Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by printing press roller

1 fatal

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2022-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221447097

Blood Clot,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Concrete Floor,Construction,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor Hole,Fracture,Head,Infectious Disease,Installing,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Protective Clothing,Pulmonary Embolism,Rib,Shoulder,Shoulder Bone,Walking Surface

EventBlood Clot,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Concrete Floor,Construction,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor Hole,Fracture,Head,Infectious Disease,Installing,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Protective Clothing,Pulmonary Embolism,Rib,Shoulder,Shoulder Bone,Walking Surface Victims1

Employee dies after fall through hole, COVID-19, embolism

1 fatal

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2022-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442841

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2022-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221442015

Blunt force trauma,Dozer,Struck By

EventBlunt force trauma,Dozer,Struck By Victims1

Employee is killed when stuck by dozer

1 fatal

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2022-03-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221441579

Crane,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Energized,Falling Object,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lift Bucket,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Protective Grounding,System Grounding,Tree,Tree Boom,Tree Trimming

EventCrane,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Energized,Falling Object,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lift Bucket,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Protective Grounding,System Grounding,Tree,Tree Boom,Tree Trimming Victims1

Tree worker is electrocuted by fallen overhead power line

1 fatal

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221491459

Eye,Face,Operating,Road Paving,Roller--Const Equip,Struck By,Tree Limb

EventEye,Face,Operating,Road Paving,Roller--Const Equip,Struck By,Tree Limb Victims1

Employee is struck by tree branch, receives eye injury

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221489297

Arm,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Meter,Electrical Burn,Face,Fuse,High Voltage,Lift Bucket,Transformer,Truck

EventArm,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Meter,Electrical Burn,Face,Fuse,High Voltage,Lift Bucket,Transformer,Truck Victims1

Employee receives electrical burns from arc flash

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221465719

Dislocated,Hip,Knee,Laceration,Motor Vehicle,Struck Against,Traffic Accident,Unloading

EventDislocated,Hip,Knee,Laceration,Motor Vehicle,Struck Against,Traffic Accident,Unloading Victims1

Employee dislocates hip, lacerates knee in traffic accident

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221453145

Elevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Leg,Truck

EventElevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Leg,Truck Victims1

Employee falls from bucket truck, fractures legs

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221452139

Back,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Hip,Laceration,Roof,Skylight,Unguarded

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

Employee falls through skylight, receives head laceration an

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2022-02-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221446933

Ankle,Broken Bone,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Lost Balance,Order-picker ,Pallet,Picking an order,Rib

EventAnkle,Broken Bone,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Lost Balance,Order-picker ,Pallet,Picking an order,Rib Victims1

Employee falls from order picker and fractures ribs, breaks

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