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Basement,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Carpenter,Competent Person,Concrete Floor,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,Ladder,Marking,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Residential Construction,Truss

EventBasement,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Carpenter,Competent Person,Concrete Floor,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,Ladder,Marking,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Residential Construction,Truss Victims1

Employee sustains fatal injuries while marking area for trus
1 fatal
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Basement,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Carpenter,Competent Person,Concrete Floor,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,Ladder,Marking,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Residential Construction,Truss

EventBasement,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Carpenter,Competent Person,Concrete Floor,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,Ladder,Marking,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Residential Construction,Truss Victims1

Employee sustains fatal injuries while marking area for trus
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concussion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,High Wind,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lost Balance,Material Handling,Removing,Roof,Roofer,Roofing,Safety Device,Tarp,Training,Walking Surface,Weather,Windy,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concussion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Head,High Wind,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lost Balance,Material Handling,Removing,Roof,Roofer,Roofing,Safety Device,Tarp,Training,Walking Surface,Weather,Windy,Work Surface Victims1

Employee is fatally injured while removing tarp while roofin
1 fatal
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Break,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Food processing,Heart,Illness,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition

EventBreak,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Food processing,Heart,Illness,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition Victims1

Employee dies from sudden onset, natural causes
1 fatal
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Catch Point,Caught Between,Communication,Contusion,Crane,Crane Operator,Crane Outrigger,Crushed,Driver,Driving,Equipment Operator,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Fracture,Head,Hill,Lighting,Machine operator,Material Handling,Miscommunication,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mobile Crane,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Obstructed View,Pinch Point,Pinched,Stuck,Truck,Truck Driver,Unresponsive,Unsafe Position,Wrong Equipment

EventCatch Point,Caught Between,Communication,Contusion,Crane,Crane Operator,Crane Outrigger,Crushed,Driver,Driving,Equipment Operator,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Fracture,Head,Hill,Lighting,Machine operator,Material Handling,Miscommunication,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mobile Crane,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Obstructed View,Pinch Point,Pinched,Stuck,Truck,Truck Driver,Unresponsive,Unsafe Position,Wrong Equipment Victims1

Employee sustains fatal injuries when caught between outrigg
1 fatal
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Caught Between,Crushed,Delivery Work,Driver,Driving,Ground,Hill,Log Truck,Logger,Logging,Lost Control,Motor Vehicle,Overturn,Road,Roll-Over,Semi Tractor Trailer,Slope,Sloping,Supervisor,Tractor Trailer,Tractor--Truck,Traffic Accident,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Trapped,Truck,Truck Driver

EventCaught Between,Crushed,Delivery Work,Driver,Driving,Ground,Hill,Log Truck,Logger,Logging,Lost Control,Motor Vehicle,Overturn,Road,Roll-Over,Semi Tractor Trailer,Slope,Sloping,Supervisor,Tractor Trailer,Tractor--Truck,Traffic Accident,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Trapped,Truck,Truck Driver Victims1

Employee is fatally injured when driving truck that overturn
1 fatal
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Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Infection,Infectious Disease,Medical Condition,Medical History,Nurse,Shock,Underlying Medical Condition

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Infection,Infectious Disease,Medical Condition,Medical History,Nurse,Shock,Underlying Medical Condition Victims1

Employee dies at home from illness, cardiac arrest and shock
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Ditch,Driver,Driving,Ejected,Golf Cart,Ground,Metal Pipe,Motor Vehicle,Pinned,Pipe,Security Guard,Slope,Sloping,Struck By,Unstable Position,Unstable Surface,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Ditch,Driver,Driving,Ejected,Golf Cart,Ground,Metal Pipe,Motor Vehicle,Pinned,Pipe,Security Guard,Slope,Sloping,Struck By,Unstable Position,Unstable Surface,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment Victims1

Employee is fatally injured when driving golf cart into ditc
1 fatal
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Automotive Repair,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Hypertension,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Lung,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Truck,Truck Driver,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventAutomotive Repair,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Hypertension,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Lung,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Truck,Truck Driver,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies of cardiovascular disease, found unresponsive
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Break,Commercial Building,Concrete Finisher,Construction,Elevator Shaft,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Flooring ,Ground,Guardrail,Head,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Open Shaft,Shaft,Walking Surface,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Break,Commercial Building,Concrete Finisher,Construction,Elevator Shaft,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Flooring ,Ground,Guardrail,Head,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Open Shaft,Shaft,Walking Surface,Work Surface

Employee is fatally injured in fall into open elevator shaft
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Aerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Boom,Boom Truck,Clearance,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Hand Tool,Line Clearance,Metal,Metal Pole,Overhead Power Line,Shock,Tree,Tree Boom,Tree Care,Tree Trimming,Truck Boom

EventAerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Boom,Boom Truck,Clearance,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Hand Tool,Line Clearance,Metal,Metal Pole,Overhead Power Line,Shock,Tree,Tree Boom,Tree Care,Tree Trimming,Truck Boom Victims1

Employee dies from electrocution while trimming tree from li
1 fatal
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Asphyxiated,Compression,Compression Injury,Electronic Equipment,Electronic Technicn,Electronic Work,Elevator,Elevator Shaft,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Fracture,Hemorrhage,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Inspecting,Inspection,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Maintenance,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Shaft,Spine,Struck Against,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Vertebra,Working Alone

EventAsphyxiated,Compression,Compression Injury,Electronic Equipment,Electronic Technicn,Electronic Work,Elevator,Elevator Shaft,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Fracture,Hemorrhage,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Hoistline,Inspecting,Inspection,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Maintenance,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Shaft,Spine,Struck Against,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Vertebra,Working Alone Victims1

Employee is fatally injured while performing elevator inspec
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Caught In,Crushed,Engineering Controls,Head,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Mechanical Power Press,Neck,Pinch Point,Pinched,Power Press,Press,Press Operator,Production Line,Tire

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Caught In,Crushed,Engineering Controls,Head,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Mechanical Power Press,Neck,Pinch Point,Pinched,Power Press,Press,Press Operator,Production Line,Tire Victims1

Employee is fatally injured when caught in closing tire pres
1 fatal
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Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Painter,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Set Up,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Painter,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Set Up,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies from natural causes while searching for hose
1 fatal
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Abdomen,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Bundle,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Forklift,Head,Industrial Truck,Material Handling,Metal,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Semi Tractor Trailer,Steel,Steel Tube,Strap,Struck By,Tie-Down Strap,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck Driver,Unloading,Unsafe Position

EventAbdomen,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Bundle,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Forklift,Head,Industrial Truck,Material Handling,Metal,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Semi Tractor Trailer,Steel,Steel Tube,Strap,Struck By,Tie-Down Strap,Tractor Trailer,Trailer,Trailer Truck,Truck Driver,Unloading,Unsafe Position Victims1

Employee is fatally injured when rolling up straps beside tr
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Concussion,Construction,Demolish,Demolition,Dumpster,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Head,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Waste Disposal,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Concussion,Construction,Demolish,Demolition,Dumpster,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Head,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Waste Disposal,Work Surface Victims1

Employee sustains injuries while emptying out wheelbarrow, l
1 fatal
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Asphyxiated,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught In,Cave-In,Chest,Concrete Pipe,Construction,Contusion,Crushed,Engineering Controls,Excavation,Installing,Lack of Engineering Controls,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Pipe,Replace,Replacing,Residential Construction,Soil,Trench,Trench Box,Undrgrd Installation,Unprotected,Unstable Soil,Wall,Work Surface

EventAsphyxiated,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught In,Cave-In,Chest,Concrete Pipe,Construction,Contusion,Crushed,Engineering Controls,Excavation,Installing,Lack of Engineering Controls,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Pipe,Replace,Replacing,Residential Construction,Soil,Trench,Trench Box,Undrgrd Installation,Unprotected,Unstable Soil,Wall,Work Surface Victims1

Employee sustains fatal injuries while working inside excava
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Climbing on Ladder,Concussion,Contusion,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fixed Ladder,Floor,Fracture,Freight,Head,Ladder,Longshoring,Metal,Ship,Shipyard,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Climbing on Ladder,Concussion,Contusion,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fixed Ladder,Floor,Fracture,Freight,Head,Ladder,Longshoring,Metal,Ship,Shipyard,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee is fatally injured in fall climbing ladder in ship
1 fatal
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Concrete Surface,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Head,Medical Attention,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Opening,Repair,Roof,Roof Opening,Roof Opening Cover,Roofer,Roofing,Unguarded,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Concrete Surface,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Head,Medical Attention,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Opening,Repair,Roof,Roof Opening,Roof Opening Cover,Roofer,Roofing,Unguarded,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment

Employee is fatally injured in fall through roof opening
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Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Surface,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Hole,Laborer,Mechanical,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Repair,Unguarded,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Surface,Construction,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Hole,Laborer,Mechanical,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Repair,Unguarded,Work Surface Victims1

Employee sustains fatal injuries while evaluating repaired a
1 fatal
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Arm,Assault,Bullet,Firearm,Flying Object,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Hand,Head,Inspecting,Inspection,Laboratory,Leg,Manufacturing,Neck,Person,Production Line,Projectile,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Shooting,Shot,Shoulder,Supervisor,Workplace Violence

EventArm,Assault,Bullet,Firearm,Flying Object,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Hand,Head,Inspecting,Inspection,Laboratory,Leg,Manufacturing,Neck,Person,Production Line,Projectile,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Shooting,Shot,Shoulder,Supervisor,Workplace Violence Victims6

Two employees are fatally injured, four are injured in shoot
2 fatal Multi-victim
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