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2025-01-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221740087

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Bus,Bus Driver,Head,Parking,Parking Lot,Struck Against,Struck By

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Bus,Bus Driver,Head,Parking,Parking Lot,Struck Against,Struck By Victims1

Employee is killed when struck by backing school bus in park

1 fatal

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2025-01-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738131

Arm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brush Chipper,Caught In,Chest,Chipper,Chipping,Crushed,Cutting,Head,Laborer,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Pulled In,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Pruner,Tree Trimming,Wood Chipper

EventArm,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brush Chipper,Caught In,Chest,Chipper,Chipping,Crushed,Cutting,Head,Laborer,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Pulled In,Tree,Tree Care,Tree Pruner,Tree Trimming,Wood Chipper Victims1

Employee dies from multiple trauma when pulled into wood chi

1 fatal

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2025-01-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738032

Bleeding,Building,Building Collapse,Chest,Cleaning,Collapse,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Construction,Crushed,Debris,Head,Internal Bleeding,Masonry,Stair,Stair Landing,Structural Collapse,Trapped,Work Surface

EventBleeding,Building,Building Collapse,Chest,Cleaning,Collapse,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Construction,Crushed,Debris,Head,Internal Bleeding,Masonry,Stair,Stair Landing,Structural Collapse,Trapped,Work Surface Victims1

Employee is fatally injured in structural collapse

1 fatal

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2025-01-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221779432

Avulsion,Head,Hydraulic,Hydraulic Tool,Rupture,Torso

EventAvulsion,Head,Hydraulic,Hydraulic Tool,Rupture,Torso

One employee is killed and another is injured by ruptured fr

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2025-01-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738784

Aircraft,Airline,Airplane,Airplane Tug,Airport,Asphalt,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Gate,Motor Vehicle,Puncture Wound,Ramp,Run Over,Struck By,Tow Bar,Towed Equipment,Towing,Walking Surface,Wing,Work Surface

EventAircraft,Airline,Airplane,Airplane Tug,Airport,Asphalt,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chest,Gate,Motor Vehicle,Puncture Wound,Ramp,Run Over,Struck By,Tow Bar,Towed Equipment,Towing,Walking Surface,Wing,Work Surface Victims1

Employee dies from chest trauma after struck by aircraft tug

1 fatal

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2025-01-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737927

Breathing,CPR,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Collapse,Exertion,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Maintenance,Medical Attention,Medical Condition,Medical History,Preexisting Condition,Respirator,Respiratory,Service Technician,Shortness of breath,Stair,Technician,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive

EventBreathing,CPR,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Collapse,Exertion,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Maintenance,Medical Attention,Medical Condition,Medical History,Preexisting Condition,Respirator,Respiratory,Service Technician,Shortness of breath,Stair,Technician,Underlying Medical Condition,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies after climbing stairs, possible heart attack

1 fatal

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2025-01-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737679

Abdomen,Assault,Bullet,Cashier,Chest,Concrete Floor,Fall,Firearm,Flying Object,Grocery Store,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Person,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Retail,Retail Clerk,Retail Store,Shooting,Struck By,Workplace Violence

EventAbdomen,Assault,Bullet,Cashier,Chest,Concrete Floor,Fall,Firearm,Flying Object,Grocery Store,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Person,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Retail,Retail Clerk,Retail Store,Shooting,Struck By,Workplace Violence Victims1

Employee dies from multiple gunshot wounds when shot by cust

1 fatal

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2025-01-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737570

Assault,Firearm,Flying Object,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Head,Projectile,Shooting,Suicide,Workplace Violence

EventAssault,Firearm,Flying Object,Gun,Gunfire,Gunshot,Head,Projectile,Shooting,Suicide,Workplace Violence Victims5

Employee kills four employees in shooting, commits suicide

5 fatal Multi-victim

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2025-01-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737349

Aerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Boom,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Industrial Truck,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Accident,Traffic Control,Window

EventAerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Boom,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Industrial Truck,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck Against,Struck By,Traffic Accident,Traffic Control,Window Victims1

Employee dies of injuries from fall, boom lift hit by bus

1 fatal

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2025-01-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #221761588

Accelerator Pedal,Container,Electrocuted,Farm,Fire,Foot pedal,Power Lines,Run Over

EventAccelerator Pedal,Container,Electrocuted,Farm,Fire,Foot pedal,Power Lines,Run Over

Employee is electrocuted and fatally run over by telehandler

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2025-01-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738040

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Lifeline,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rafter,Residential Construction,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Lifeline,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rafter,Residential Construction,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface Victims1

Employee falls from porch and hits head on ground, later die

1 fatal

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2025-01-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738941

Break,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Construction,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Laborer,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Shovel,Snow,Underlying Medical Condition,Weather

EventBreak,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Construction,Heart,Heart Attack,Illness,Laborer,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Shovel,Snow,Underlying Medical Condition,Weather Victims1

Employee dies from heart attack while shoveling snow

1 fatal

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2025-01-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737133

Asphyxiated,Clearing,Clogged,Concrete,Confined Space,Engulfed,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Hand Tool,Hopper,Laborer,Metal Pole,Rebar,Sand,Stone,Unsafe Position,Unstable Position

EventAsphyxiated,Clearing,Clogged,Concrete,Confined Space,Engulfed,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Hand Tool,Hopper,Laborer,Metal Pole,Rebar,Sand,Stone,Unsafe Position,Unstable Position Victims1

Employee dies from asphyxiation when engulfed in aggregate h

1 fatal

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2025-01-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737091

Air Contamination,Air Hose,Air Line,Air Line Respirator,Air Monitoring,Asphyxiated,Assembling,Breathing,Carbon Monoxide,Coating Operation,Compressor,Lack of oxygen,Lung,Metal,Nitrogen,Oxygen,Oxygen Deficiency,Powder,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Spray Booth,Supplied Air Respirator,Unknown,Unresponsive,Ventilation

EventAir Contamination,Air Hose,Air Line,Air Line Respirator,Air Monitoring,Asphyxiated,Assembling,Breathing,Carbon Monoxide,Coating Operation,Compressor,Lack of oxygen,Lung,Metal,Nitrogen,Oxygen,Oxygen Deficiency,Powder,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Spray Booth,Supplied Air Respirator,Unknown,Unresponsive,Ventilation Victims1

Employee dies from unknown causes after found in paint booth

1 fatal

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221784739

Abrasion,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Dock,Dock Worker,Driver,Driving,Fracture,Freight,Laceration,Loading Dock,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pinned,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck By,Tractor--Truck,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Unsafe Position,Work Surface

EventAbrasion,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Contusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Dock,Dock Worker,Driver,Driving,Fracture,Freight,Laceration,Loading Dock,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pinned,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck By,Tractor--Truck,Trailer Truck,Truck,Truck Driver,Unsafe Position,Work Surface

Employee dies of multiple injuries when pinned to dock by se

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221739451

Caught Between,Container,Containerized Cargo,Crate,Crushed,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Head,Industrial Truck,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Metal container,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Sales,Sales Representative,Skull,Training,Unloading,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Warehouse

EventCaught Between,Container,Containerized Cargo,Crate,Crushed,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Head,Industrial Truck,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Metal container,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,PIV,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Sales,Sales Representative,Skull,Training,Unloading,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Warehouse Victims1

Employee dies of multiple injuries when pinned by falling sh

1 fatal

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737281

Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Teacher,Unconsciousness

EventCardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Heart,Heart Attack,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Natural Causes,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Teacher,Unconsciousness Victims1

Employee dies of heart attack after collapse while coaching

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221736911

Asphyxiated,Break,Carbon Monoxide,Carboxyhemoglobin,Chemical,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Exhaust Fumes,Exhaust System,Gas,Laborer,Lack of oxygen,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Overcome by vapors,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Unresponsive,Vapor,Ventilation

EventAsphyxiated,Break,Carbon Monoxide,Carboxyhemoglobin,Chemical,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Exhaust Fumes,Exhaust System,Gas,Laborer,Lack of oxygen,Landscaper,Landscaping,Lawn Mower,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Overcome by vapors,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Unresponsive,Vapor,Ventilation Victims1

Employee dies from CO poisoning, found unresponsive on mower

1 fatal

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221736697

Abrasion,Asphyxiated,Backing Up,Contusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Dock,Fracture,Freight,Laceration,Loading Dock,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pinned,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck By,Tractor--Truck,Trailer Truck,Trapped,Truck,Truck Driver,Unsafe Position,Work Surface

EventAbrasion,Asphyxiated,Backing Up,Contusion,Crushed,Delivery Work,Dock,Fracture,Freight,Laceration,Loading Dock,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pinned,Semi Tractor Trailer,Struck By,Tractor--Truck,Trailer Truck,Trapped,Truck,Truck Driver,Unsafe Position,Work Surface Victims1

Employee is killed when pinned between backing up semi truck

1 fatal

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221736671

Auger,Auger Mechanism,Electrical,Electrocuted,Grain,Material Handling,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive

EventAuger,Auger Mechanism,Electrical,Electrocuted,Grain,Material Handling,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive Victims2

Two employees are killed by electrocution while moving grain

2 fatal Multi-victim

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2025-01-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #221736648

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Head,Ladder,Traumatic Brain Injury

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Head,Ladder,Traumatic Brain Injury Victims1

Employee falls from ladder and suffers fatal head injury

1 fatal

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2025-01-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221786932

Crane,Crane Load,Crane Operator,Crushed,Delivery Work,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Flatbed Truck,Material Handling,Slip,Stone,Struck By

EventCrane,Crane Load,Crane Operator,Crushed,Delivery Work,Equipment Operator,Falling Object,Flatbed Truck,Material Handling,Slip,Stone,Struck By

Employee is fatally injured when struck by falling quartz sl

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2025-01-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221738370

Artery,Blocks,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Cinder Block Plant,Concrete Block,Heart,Illness,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Motor Vehicle,Natural Causes,Parking,Parking Lot,Preexisting Condition,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive

EventArtery,Blocks,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Cinder Block Plant,Concrete Block,Heart,Illness,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Motor Vehicle,Natural Causes,Parking,Parking Lot,Preexisting Condition,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive Victims1

Employee dies from sudden illness, probable heart disease

1 fatal

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2025-01-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221737885

Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Researcher,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive,Working Alone

EventMedical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Researcher,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,Unknown,Unresponsive,Working Alone Victims1

Employee dies from personal medical condition while flagging

1 fatal

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2025-01-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #221736895

Blood,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Demolish,Demolition,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,HVAC,Head,Ladder,Loss Of Blood,Remodel,Residential Construction,Skull,Stepladder

EventBlood,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Construction,Demolish,Demolition,Face,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,HVAC,Head,Ladder,Loss Of Blood,Remodel,Residential Construction,Skull,Stepladder Victims1

Employee is fatally injured in fall from stepladder

1 fatal

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