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2021-05-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221352990

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-05-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #221352651

Crushed,Fracture,Hip,Leg,Lockout,Maintenance,Mechanic,Pelvis,Repair,Run Over,Tire,Tractor Trailer,Tractor--Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Wheel

EventCrushed,Fracture,Hip,Leg,Lockout,Maintenance,Mechanic,Pelvis,Repair,Run Over,Tire,Tractor Trailer,Tractor--Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Wheel Victims1

Employee is killed after being run over by semi truck

1 fatal

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2021-05-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221398944

Abrasion,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Hand,Hip,Hospital,Housekeeping,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Obstructed Egress,Security Guard,Storage Area,Tripped,Walking Surface,Work Surface

EventAbrasion,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Hand,Hip,Hospital,Housekeeping,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Obstructed Egress,Security Guard,Storage Area,Tripped,Walking Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee sustains abrasions to hip and hand in trip and fall

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2021-05-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221355233

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Cutting,Cutting Deck,Foot,Hill,Instantaneous amputation,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Slip,Slippery Surface,Slope,Toe,Traumatic Amputation,Walking Surface,Work Surface

EventAmputated,Amputation,Blade,Cutting,Cutting Deck,Foot,Hill,Instantaneous amputation,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Slip,Slippery Surface,Slope,Toe,Traumatic Amputation,Walking Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee amputates three toes in slip and fall under mower

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2021-05-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221354376

Arm,Back,Burn,Buttocks,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Face,Fall,Fall On Same Level,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Lack of Work Procedures,Leak,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Neck,Nitrogen,Operator,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Plastic Mfg,Protective Clothing,Pump,Seal,Slip,Slippery Surface,Splashed,Struck By,Testing,Walking Surface

EventArm,Back,Burn,Buttocks,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Face,Fall,Fall On Same Level,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Lack of Work Procedures,Leak,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Neck,Nitrogen,Operator,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Plastic Mfg,Protective Clothing,Pump,Seal,Slip,Slippery Surface,Splashed,Struck By,Testing,Walking Surface Victims2

Two employees sustain burns when chemical pump leaks, sprays

Multi-victim

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2021-05-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221353386

Blunt force trauma,Head,Maintenance,Stroke,Truck

EventBlunt force trauma,Head,Maintenance,Stroke,Truck Victims1

Employee dies of stroke while changing vehicle oil

1 fatal

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2021-05-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #221353378

Agriculture,Heat Exhaustion,High Temperature,Loading

EventAgriculture,Heat Exhaustion,High Temperature,Loading Victims1

Employee is killed by heat exhaustion

1 fatal

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221405434

Arm,Broken Glass,Collision,Crane,Crane Load,Crane Operator,Cutting,Falling Object,Flying Object,Gantry Crane,Glass,Laceration,Leg,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Struck By

EventArm,Broken Glass,Collision,Crane,Crane Load,Crane Operator,Cutting,Falling Object,Flying Object,Gantry Crane,Glass,Laceration,Leg,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Struck By Victims1

Employee lacerates arm and leg when struck by falling glass

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221393978

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Dragged,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Knee,Laborer,Leg,Loader,Material Handling,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Dragged,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Knee,Laborer,Leg,Loader,Material Handling,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By Victims1

Employee sustains multiple trauma to legs when struck by PIV

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221389000

Ankle,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Contusion,Dislocated,Equipment Operator,Face,Falling Object,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Material Handling,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle

EventAnkle,Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Contusion,Dislocated,Equipment Operator,Face,Falling Object,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Material Handling,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle Victims1

Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by falling l

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221383334

Back,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Compound Fracture,Cutting,Elec Utility Work,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Ground,Inexperience,Leg,Overhead Power Line,Positioning,Power Line Worker,Spine,Training,Utility,Utility Pole,Vertebra

EventBack,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Compound Fracture,Cutting,Elec Utility Work,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Ground,Inexperience,Leg,Overhead Power Line,Positioning,Power Line Worker,Spine,Training,Utility,Utility Pole,Vertebra Victims1

Employee sustains several fractures in fall off utility pole

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221376221

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cutting,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Struck By,Tree,Tree Limb,Tree Section

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cutting,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Fracture,Head,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Struck By,Tree,Tree Limb,Tree Section Victims1

Employee is killed after being struck by falling tree limb

1 fatal

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221369887

Caught In,Clogged,Cut,Drain Pipe,Ejected,Inspecting,Pipe

EventCaught In,Clogged,Cut,Drain Pipe,Ejected,Inspecting,Pipe Victims1

Employee is pulled into drain, is ejected and killed

1 fatal

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221366420

Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Clearing,Compression,Finger,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mold,Mold Plates,Molding Machine,Pinch Point,Pinched,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Supervision,Traumatic Amputation

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught In,Clearing,Compression,Finger,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mold,Mold Plates,Molding Machine,Pinch Point,Pinched,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Supervision,Traumatic Amputation Victims1

Employee amputates fingers reaching into molding machine

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221357536

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Brain Bleed,Concrete Floor,Ejected,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Freight,Head,Industrial Truck,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Loss of consciousness,Lost Control,Lost consciousness,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Pallet,Pallet Jack,Palletized Cargo,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Skull,Supervision,Traumatic Brain Injury,Walking Surface,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Brain Bleed,Concrete Floor,Ejected,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Freight,Head,Industrial Truck,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Loss of consciousness,Lost Control,Lost consciousness,Material Handling,Motor Vehicle,Pallet,Pallet Jack,Palletized Cargo,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Skull,Supervision,Traumatic Brain Injury,Walking Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee fractures skull, brain bleeds when ejected from PIV

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221355605

Catch Point,Caught Between,Cleaning,Drum,Emergency Stop,Engineering Controls,Fibula,Fracture,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mixer,Mixer Blade,Pinch Point,Pinched,Production Line,Pulled In,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft,Safety Device,Shear,Sheared,Shearing Machine,Spinning,Struck By,Tibia,Trapped,Wrong Equipment

EventCatch Point,Caught Between,Cleaning,Drum,Emergency Stop,Engineering Controls,Fibula,Fracture,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mixer,Mixer Blade,Pinch Point,Pinched,Production Line,Pulled In,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft,Safety Device,Shear,Sheared,Shearing Machine,Spinning,Struck By,Tibia,Trapped,Wrong Equipment Victims1

Employee fractures leg when pulled into shaft cleaning machi

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221354384

Burn,Cutting,Explosion,Scrap Metal,Torch,Torso

EventBurn,Cutting,Explosion,Scrap Metal,Torch,Torso Victims1

Employee incurs burns in explosion

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2021-04-30T00:00:00 ·Summary #221353139

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Changing,Chest,Chest pain,Construction,Equipment Operator,Heart,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respiratory Tract,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Underlying Medical Condition

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Changing,Chest,Chest pain,Construction,Equipment Operator,Heart,Medical Condition,Medical History,Respiratory Tract,Site Clearing,Site Preparation ,Underlying Medical Condition Victims1

Employee suffers cardiac event while changing disk on cultiv

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221419773

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cable,Concrete Floor,Construction,Electronic Equipment,Electronic Technicn,Electronic Work,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Installing,Laborer,Retail Store

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cable,Concrete Floor,Construction,Electronic Equipment,Electronic Technicn,Electronic Work,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Installing,Laborer,Retail Store Victims1

Employee breaks heels in fall while installing cables inside

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221408693

Automatic Machine,Automobile,Car Wash,Caught In,Crushed,Driver,Foot,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Opening,Slip,Slippery Surface,Sprain,Tracks,Walking Surface,Work Surface

EventAutomatic Machine,Automobile,Car Wash,Caught In,Crushed,Driver,Foot,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Opening,Slip,Slippery Surface,Sprain,Tracks,Walking Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee crushes ankle when caught in car wash conveyor open

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221406176

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Commercial Building,Construction,Contusion,Demolish,Demolition,Eye,Face,Falling Object,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Insufficient Supervision,Laborer,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Struck By,Supervision,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Wrong Equipment

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Commercial Building,Construction,Contusion,Demolish,Demolition,Eye,Face,Falling Object,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Insufficient Supervision,Laborer,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Struck By,Supervision,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Wrong Equipment Victims1

Employee lacerates eye when struck by falling beam being rem

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221393473

Bypass,Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Compound Fracture,Crushed,Finger,Fracture,Hand,Jammed,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Molding Machine,Open Fracture,Pinch Point,Pinched,Point Of Operation,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Reaching In,Safety Device,Wrist

EventBypass,Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Compound Fracture,Crushed,Finger,Fracture,Hand,Jammed,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Molding Machine,Open Fracture,Pinch Point,Pinched,Point Of Operation,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Reaching In,Safety Device,Wrist Victims1

Employee crushes hand when reaching into mold machine

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221393051

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Distracted,Driver,Equipment Operator,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Motor Vehicle,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Warehouse

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Distracted,Driver,Equipment Operator,Foot,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Motor Vehicle,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Warehouse Victims1

Employee fractures foot waiting on PIV, struck by other PIV

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221390966

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Ground,Landscaper,Landscaping,Line Clearance,Material Handling,Pelvis,Safety Device,Tree,Tree Branch,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Limb,Tree Pruner,Wrist

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Ground,Landscaper,Landscaping,Line Clearance,Material Handling,Pelvis,Safety Device,Tree,Tree Branch,Tree Climber,Tree Climbing System,Tree Limb,Tree Pruner,Wrist Victims1

Employee breaks pelvis, wrist in fall while cutting branches

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2021-04-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #221382104

Aneurism,Brain,Communication Cable,Telecom Work,Unconsciousness,Wall

EventAneurism,Brain,Communication Cable,Telecom Work,Unconsciousness,Wall Victims1

Employee is killed by brain aneurysm while pulling cable

1 fatal

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