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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221407125

Elevated Work Plat,Fracture,Inattention,Struck By

EventElevated Work Plat,Fracture,Inattention,Struck By Victims1

Employee incurs fractures when struck by equipment passing b

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221406549

Amputated,Amputation,Auger,Caught By,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Lockout,Machine operator,Meat Grinder,Meat Processing,Pinched,Reporting,Training

EventAmputated,Amputation,Auger,Caught By,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Lockout,Machine operator,Meat Grinder,Meat Processing,Pinched,Reporting,Training Victims1

Worker running meat grinder suffers amputation of fingertips

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221406440

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Crushed,Defective,Defective Equipment,Delivery Work,Head,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Neck,Off Loading,Package Delivery,Ramp,Remote Control,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Crushed,Defective,Defective Equipment,Delivery Work,Head,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Neck,Off Loading,Package Delivery,Ramp,Remote Control,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee is killed when head is caught between trailer ramps

1 fatal

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405921

Backing Up,Caught By,Clothing,Door,Fall,Forklift,Fracture,Hip,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Lost Balance,Pelvis,Seat Belt,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Struck Against,Wall,Warehouse

EventBacking Up,Caught By,Clothing,Door,Fall,Forklift,Fracture,Hip,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Lost Balance,Pelvis,Seat Belt,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Struck Against,Wall,Warehouse Victims1

Forklift driver fractures hip or pelvis when strikes wall

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405863

Back,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Slip,Spine,Training,Tripped

EventBack,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Slip,Spine,Training,Tripped Victims1

Circus performer falls in training; suffers lumbar fracture

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405715

Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Lathe,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine Shop,Machine operator,Machinist,Metal Lathe,Pinched

EventAmputated,Amputation,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Lathe,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine Shop,Machine operator,Machinist,Metal Lathe,Pinched Victims1

Lathe operator suffers amputation of two fingertips

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405384

Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught In,Chain,Finger,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Power Trans Appar,Reaching,Sprocket

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught In,Chain,Finger,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Power Trans Appar,Reaching,Sprocket Victims1

Machine operator's two fingers are amputated in drive chain

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405301

Belt Conveyor,Caught Between,Caught In,Conveyor,Conveyor Belt,Foot,Fracture,Machine Guarding,Manual Mat Handling,Nip Point

EventBelt Conveyor,Caught Between,Caught In,Conveyor,Conveyor Belt,Foot,Fracture,Machine Guarding,Manual Mat Handling,Nip Point Victims1

Employee fractures foot when caught in conveyor

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405244

Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Cook,Food Preparation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Partial Amputation,Pump,Thumb,Training,Work Rules

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Cook,Food Preparation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Partial Amputation,Pump,Thumb,Training,Work Rules Victims1

Employee's thumb is partially amputated in pump

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405087

Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clamp,Clearing,Finger,Fingertip,Jammed,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Pipe,Plastic,Plastic Mfg

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clamp,Clearing,Finger,Fingertip,Jammed,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Pipe,Plastic,Plastic Mfg Victims1

Employee's fingertip is amputated when unjamming machine

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221404858

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Bypass,Defective Equipment,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Inadequate Maint,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Machine Guarding,Partial Amputation,Rotating Parts,Safety Device,Safety Sensor,Struck By

EventAmputated,Amputation,Blade,Bypass,Defective Equipment,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Inadequate Maint,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Machine Guarding,Partial Amputation,Rotating Parts,Safety Device,Safety Sensor,Struck By Victims1

Worker mowing golf course suffers partial finger amputation

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221404700

Construction,Head,Highway,Highway work zone,Road,Struck By,Surveyor,Traffic Accident,Traffic Control,Traumatic

EventConstruction,Head,Highway,Highway work zone,Road,Struck By,Surveyor,Traffic Accident,Traffic Control,Traumatic Victims2

Employee working in roadway is struck following collision an

Multi-victim

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221403553

Abrasion,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chain Saw,Communication,Contusion,Cutting,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Heat Injury Prevention Program,Inexperience,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rigging,Rope,Struck Against,Struck By,Training,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Felling,Tree Limb,Tree Section

EventAbrasion,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chain Saw,Communication,Contusion,Cutting,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Heat Injury Prevention Program,Inexperience,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rigging,Rope,Struck Against,Struck By,Training,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Felling,Tree Limb,Tree Section Victims1

Employee is killed in fall from tree, rigging system fails

1 fatal

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221402019

Abraded,Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Catch Point,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Coating Operation,Cylinder,Degloving,Finger,Guard,Hand,Jammed,Lacquer,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Stuck,Unguarded

EventAbraded,Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Catch Point,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Coating Operation,Cylinder,Degloving,Finger,Guard,Hand,Jammed,Lacquer,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Stuck,Unguarded Victims1

Employee degloves hand when caught in machine rollers, later

1 fatal

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2021-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221399355

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims2

Two employees with COVID-19 infections die

2 fatal Multi-victim

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221464274

Face,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Fracture,Tripped,Wrist

EventFace,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Fracture,Tripped,Wrist Victims1

Employee fractures wrist in trip and fall

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221456510

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221452386

Crushed,Front End Loader,Loader Bucket,Run Over,Struck By

EventCrushed,Front End Loader,Loader Bucket,Run Over,Struck By Victims1

Employee is run over by front-end loader and is killed

1 fatal

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221443849

Avulsion,Caught Between,Guard,Hand,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Pallet,Pinned

EventAvulsion,Caught Between,Guard,Hand,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Pallet,Pinned Victims1

Employee suffers complex hand avulsion when pinned against m

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221441470

Falling Object,Hard Hat,Head,Hoisting Mechanism,Shoulder,Struck By

EventFalling Object,Hard Hat,Head,Hoisting Mechanism,Shoulder,Struck By Victims1

Employee fractures skull when struck by falling cable

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221440928

Automatic Machine,Conveyor,Fingertip,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Partial Amputation

EventAutomatic Machine,Conveyor,Fingertip,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Partial Amputation Victims1

Employee partially amputates fingertip in labeling machine

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221436900

Caught Between,Crushed,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Ind Trk Operator

EventCaught Between,Crushed,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Ind Trk Operator Victims1

Employee fractures foot when forklift crashes into pole

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221435613

Crushed,Crushing,Cutting,Falling Object,Leg,Open Fracture,Tree,Tree Care

EventCrushed,Crushing,Cutting,Falling Object,Leg,Open Fracture,Tree,Tree Care Victims1

Employee's leg is crushed by falling tree

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221430523

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221428840

Engine,Fence,Hand,Ind Trk Operator,Pinned,Traumatic

EventEngine,Fence,Hand,Ind Trk Operator,Pinned,Traumatic Victims1

Employee injures hand when pinned between engine mover and f

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