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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221719933

Heat,Heat-related illness ,Illness,Landscaper,Landscaping,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventHeat,Heat-related illness ,Illness,Landscaper,Landscaping,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies from heat-related illness while performing lan

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221695265

Brain,Brain Bleed,Climbing on Ladder,Descending,Descending Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Lost Balance,Struck Against,Struck By

EventBrain,Brain Bleed,Climbing on Ladder,Descending,Descending Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Lost Balance,Struck Against,Struck By Victims1

Employee falls from ladder and sustains fatal head injury

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693880

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Caught Between,Healthcare,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Caught Between,Healthcare,Heart,Heart Attack,Medical Condition,Medical History,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies from cardiac arrest, is found unresponsive

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693393

Agriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Energized,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Glove,Grain,Grain Bin,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Metal Wire,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Repair,Shock,Truck Driver,Weather,Work Surface

EventAgriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Energized,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Glove,Grain,Grain Bin,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Metal Wire,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Repair,Shock,Truck Driver,Weather,Work Surface Victims1

Employee dies when electrocuted stripping auger motor wires

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693302

Arm,Busbar,Connecting,Construction,Contact,Elec Utility Work,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Glove,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Residential Construction,Shock,Transformer,Utility,Work Surface

EventArm,Busbar,Connecting,Construction,Contact,Elec Utility Work,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Glove,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Residential Construction,Shock,Transformer,Utility,Work Surface Victims1

Employee dies after electrocuted connecting electrical box

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693146

Chest,Drown,Drowning,Equipment Operator,Groundskeeper,Head,Lack of oxygen,Lawn Mower,Lost Control,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Overturn,Pinned,Riding on Equipment,Slope,Sloping,Struck Against,Trapped,Tree,Water

EventChest,Drown,Drowning,Equipment Operator,Groundskeeper,Head,Lack of oxygen,Lawn Mower,Lost Control,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Overturn,Pinned,Riding on Equipment,Slope,Sloping,Struck Against,Trapped,Tree,Water Victims1

Employee dies, drowns mowing when trapped underwater in pond

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692866

Contact,Electrocuted,High Voltage,Optical Fiber Cable,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines

EventContact,Electrocuted,High Voltage,Optical Fiber Cable,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines Victims1

Employee is killed when electrocuted by overhead high voltag

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692858

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Forklift,Head,Loading,Pit,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck Against,Struck By,Tractor Trailer,Unstable Load

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Forklift,Head,Loading,Pit,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck Against,Struck By,Tractor Trailer,Unstable Load Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by unstable load during unloa

1 fatal

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2024-08-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692759

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ground,Head,Lanyard,Rope,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ground,Head,Lanyard,Rope,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee is killed in fall due to faulty rope lanyard

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221776172

Fire,Fire Brigade,Fire Brigade/Department,Heat,Heat Injury Prevention Program,Heat-related illness ,Overheated

EventFire,Fire Brigade,Fire Brigade/Department,Heat,Heat Injury Prevention Program,Heat-related illness ,Overheated Victims1

Employee suffers heat illness during firefighter training ex

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221718059

Boom,Boom Truck,Contact,Electrocuted,Lift,Operator

EventBoom,Boom Truck,Contact,Electrocuted,Lift,Operator Victims1

Employee is killed when electrocuted while operating boom li

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221708696

Dehydration,Heat,Heat Exhaustion,Heat index,Heat-related illness ,Overexposure,Overheated,PPE,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventDehydration,Heat,Heat Exhaustion,Heat index,Heat-related illness ,Overexposure,Overheated,PPE,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee is overcome by heat during firefighter training exe

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692692

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Collapse,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor Grate,Fracture,Grate,Ground,Head,Skull,Traumatic Brain Injury,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Window

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Collapse,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor Grate,Fracture,Grate,Ground,Head,Skull,Traumatic Brain Injury,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Window Victims1

Employee is killed in fall due to collapsed grate

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692395

Asphyxiated,Belt Conveyor,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Clearing,Conveyor,Debris,Lockout/Tagout,Metal,Metal Bar,Moving,Moving Object,Tagout,Trapped

EventAsphyxiated,Belt Conveyor,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Clearing,Conveyor,Debris,Lockout/Tagout,Metal,Metal Bar,Moving,Moving Object,Tagout,Trapped Victims1

Employee is killed when trapped by moving conveyor belt

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692353

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Crushed,Dumpster,Forklift,Guard,Head,Hopper,Mast,Reaching,Trapped

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Crushed,Dumpster,Forklift,Guard,Head,Hopper,Mast,Reaching,Trapped Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed by forklift mast

1 fatal

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2024-08-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692007

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ground,Head,Silo,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ground,Head,Silo,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee falls from silo and sustains fatal injuries

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221699770

Cook,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Restaurant,Seizure,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventCook,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Restaurant,Seizure,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies after seizure while cooking at customer table

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221698525

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Descending,Descending Ladder,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ladder,Roof,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Wall

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Descending,Descending Ladder,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ladder,Roof,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Wall Victims1

Employee falls from roof and sustains fatal injuries

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221698376

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cutting,Falling Object,Head,Inexperience,Landscaping,Struck By,Tree,Tree Branch,Tree Care,Tree Limb,Tree Trimming,Vegetation

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cutting,Falling Object,Head,Inexperience,Landscaping,Struck By,Tree,Tree Branch,Tree Care,Tree Limb,Tree Trimming,Vegetation Victims1

Employee dies from head trauma when struck by falling tree l

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221696834

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Construction,Crushed,Falling Object,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Installing,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Metal,Steel,Steel Erection,Struck By,Training,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Unstable Load,Unstable Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Construction,Crushed,Falling Object,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Installing,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Metal,Steel,Steel Erection,Struck By,Training,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Unstable Load,Unstable Surface Victims1

Employee dies of chest trauma when crushed by falling steel

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221695273

Bucket ,Construction,Construction vehicle,Cutting,Demolish,Demolition,Excavator,Falling Object,Fence,Ground,Hand Tool,Head,Loader Bucket,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Remodel,Residential Construction,Saw,Struck By

EventBucket ,Construction,Construction vehicle,Cutting,Demolish,Demolition,Excavator,Falling Object,Fence,Ground,Hand Tool,Head,Loader Bucket,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Remodel,Residential Construction,Saw,Struck By Victims1

Employee is killed when struck in the head by excavator buck

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693773

Agriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Caught Between,Crushed,Elevator,Equipment Operator,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Fracture,Harvesting,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pinned,Struck Against,Struck By,Torso,Unloading,Unsafe Position

EventAgriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Caught Between,Crushed,Elevator,Equipment Operator,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Fracture,Harvesting,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pinned,Struck Against,Struck By,Torso,Unloading,Unsafe Position Victims1

Employee is killed when crushed between nut orchard bank out

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693633

Battery,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Explosion,Flying Object,Frac Tank,Head,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Hose,Hydraulic Pump,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Oil And Gas Support Services,Pressure,Pressure Release,Projectile,Pump,Struck By,Valve

EventBattery,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Explosion,Flying Object,Frac Tank,Head,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Hose,Hydraulic Pump,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Oil And Gas Support Services,Pressure,Pressure Release,Projectile,Pump,Struck By,Valve Victims1

Employee sustains head trauma when struck by hose, later die

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221693500

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Scissor lift,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Scissor lift,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee is killed in fall from scissor lift

1 fatal

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2024-08-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221692981

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Break,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Door,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Freight,Head,Loading,Pavement,Pulling,Skull,Strap,Struck Against,Trailer,Traumatic Brain Injury,Truck Driver

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Break,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Door,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Freight,Head,Loading,Pavement,Pulling,Skull,Strap,Struck Against,Trailer,Traumatic Brain Injury,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee dies from head injury in fall when door strap snaps

1 fatal

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