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2021-03-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221341910

Aerial Lift,Basket,Fall,Fall Protection,Roof

EventAerial Lift,Basket,Fall,Fall Protection,Roof Victims1

Employee falls and is killed

1 fatal

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2021-03-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221341886

Buried,Collapse,Drain Pipe,Installing,Trench,Unstable Soil

EventBuried,Collapse,Drain Pipe,Installing,Trench,Unstable Soil Victims1

Employee is killed in trench collapse

1 fatal

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2021-03-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221341530

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Boring Machine,Carbon Steel,Die,Drill Rig--Non-Oil,Pipe,Struck By,Suffocated

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Boring Machine,Carbon Steel,Die,Drill Rig--Non-Oil,Pipe,Struck By,Suffocated Victims1

Employee is killed after struck by carbon steel boring pipe

1 fatal

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2021-03-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221323157

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims5

Four Employees with COVID-19 infection are hospitalized, one

1 fatal Multi-victim

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221364318

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221346307

Cleaning,Climbing on Ladder,Descending,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall Protection,Ladder,Roof

EventCleaning,Climbing on Ladder,Descending,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall Protection,Ladder,Roof Victims1

Employee falls from extension ladder and is killed

1 fatal

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221346141

Amputated,Amputation,Backing Up,Brake,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Forklift,Loading Dock,Nerve damage,Rain,Slippery Surface,Thumb

EventAmputated,Amputation,Backing Up,Brake,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Forklift,Loading Dock,Nerve damage,Rain,Slippery Surface,Thumb Victims1

Employee amputates thumb in forklift accident

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221344211

Caught Between,Finger,Grinder,Metal,Partial Amputation

EventCaught Between,Finger,Grinder,Metal,Partial Amputation Victims1

Employee partially amputates finger while using disc grinder

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221343635

Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Caught In,Finger

EventAmputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Caught In,Finger Victims1

Employee amputates fingers when caught in band saw

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221342504

Deck,Fall,Handrail

EventDeck,Fall,Handrail Victims1

Employee falls and is killed

1 fatal

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221342348

Emergency Response,Gun,Gunshot,Head,Suicide

EventEmergency Response,Gun,Gunshot,Head,Suicide Victims1

EMS employee is killed by gunshot wound to head

1 fatal

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221342306

Amputated,Amputation,Auger,Caught In,Confined Space,Filling,Foot,Polyester Resin,Toe

EventAmputated,Amputation,Auger,Caught In,Confined Space,Filling,Foot,Polyester Resin,Toe Victims1

Employee amputates toe when foot is caught in auger

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2021-03-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #221341779

Basket,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Crane,Crane Boom,Equipment Failure,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Installing,Jib Crane,Locking Pins,Lung,Metal Pole,Neck,Overhead Power Line,Personnel Cage,Pin,Tower,Unsecured,Utility Pole

EventBasket,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Crane,Crane Boom,Equipment Failure,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Installing,Jib Crane,Locking Pins,Lung,Metal Pole,Neck,Overhead Power Line,Personnel Cage,Pin,Tower,Unsecured,Utility Pole Victims2

One employee is killed and one is injured when crane basket

1 fatal Multi-victim

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221388895

Alcohol,Bucket ,Burn,Clothing,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Ignite,Leg,Lumber,Open Flame,Spill

EventAlcohol,Bucket ,Burn,Clothing,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Ignite,Leg,Lumber,Open Flame,Spill Victims1

Employee is burned by fire

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221377476

Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clothing,Finger,Lubricating,Reaching,Rotating Shaft

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clothing,Finger,Lubricating,Reaching,Rotating Shaft Victims1

Employee amputates finger when caught by rotating shaft

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221369002

Brake,Broken Bone,Cart,Caught Between,Crushed,Fracture,Front End Loader,Leg,Pinned,Railroad Car

EventBrake,Broken Bone,Cart,Caught Between,Crushed,Fracture,Front End Loader,Leg,Pinned,Railroad Car Victims1

Employee fractures leg when pinned

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221365919

Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Cutting,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Meat Processing,Meat Slicing Machine,Slip

EventAmputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Cutting,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Meat Processing,Meat Slicing Machine,Slip Victims1

Employee amputates fingertip while using bandsaw

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221355159

Broken Bone,Fall Protection,Falling Object,Foot,Fracture,Guardrail,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Malfunction,Material Handling,Ship,Shipyard,Sling,Struck By,Unstable Load

EventBroken Bone,Fall Protection,Falling Object,Foot,Fracture,Guardrail,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Malfunction,Material Handling,Ship,Shipyard,Sling,Struck By,Unstable Load Victims1

Shipyard employee's foot is fractured by falling steel plate

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221351810

Abrasion,Automotive Repair,Broken Bone,Concussion,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Hand,Head,Infection,Lack of Engineering Controls,Loss of consciousness,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Position,Repair,Slippery Surface,Unconsciousness,Unsafe Position,Vertebra,Walking Surface,Work at Elevation

EventAbrasion,Automotive Repair,Broken Bone,Concussion,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Hand,Head,Infection,Lack of Engineering Controls,Loss of consciousness,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Position,Repair,Slippery Surface,Unconsciousness,Unsafe Position,Vertebra,Walking Surface,Work at Elevation Victims1

Employee repairing truck's running lights falls onto floor a

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221343155

Broken Bone,Falling Object,Fracture,Inexperience,Landscaper,Landscaping,Leg,Pinned,Struck By,Tree,Tree Felling,Tree Trimming,Work at Elevation

EventBroken Bone,Falling Object,Fracture,Inexperience,Landscaper,Landscaping,Leg,Pinned,Struck By,Tree,Tree Felling,Tree Trimming,Work at Elevation Victims1

Landscaping and tree trimming employee fractures leg when st

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2021-03-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #221343130

Back,Fall,Fracture,Masonry Wall,Plank,Scaffold,Wrist

EventBack,Fall,Fracture,Masonry Wall,Plank,Scaffold,Wrist Victims1

Employee falls from scaffold, incurs multiple injuries, late

1 fatal

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2021-03-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221384092

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-03-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221364128

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-03-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221363906

Agriculture,Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Elderly,Finger,Grain Elevator,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Power Trans Appar,Reach,Reaching,Roller--Mach/Part,Rotating Parts,Safety Device,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded

EventAgriculture,Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Elderly,Finger,Grain Elevator,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Power Trans Appar,Reach,Reaching,Roller--Mach/Part,Rotating Parts,Safety Device,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded Victims1

Employee's finger is caught and amputated in belt and roller

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2021-03-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #221363831

Back,Construction,Contusion,Demolition,Disc,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Leg,Shoulder,Vertebra,Work at Elevation

EventBack,Construction,Contusion,Demolition,Disc,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Leg,Shoulder,Vertebra,Work at Elevation Victims1

Employee suffers heel fracture and contusions in fall

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