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1989-03-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #760470

CONSTRUCTION,TORSO,FALL,BUCKET ELEVATOR,CONTUSION

EventCONSTRUCTION,TORSO,FALL,BUCKET ELEVATOR,CONTUSION Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN THROWN FROM RAISED BUCKET TRUCK

1 fatal

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1989-03-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #14535728

GUARDRAIL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,SET UP

EventGUARDRAIL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,SET UP Victims1

Employee killed in 180 ft fall into fuel oil storage tank

1 fatal

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1989-03-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #14388110

BURN,PPE,WORK RULES,CASTING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,MOLTEN METAL,MOLD PLATES

EventBURN,PPE,WORK RULES,CASTING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,MOLTEN METAL,MOLD PLATES Victims6

Employees burned in foundry casting machine explosion

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1989-03-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #14292007

IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SLOPE,OVERTURN

EventIND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SLOPE,OVERTURN Victims1

Employee injured when forklift overturns

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #822460

CHEST,FRACTURE,HEAD,WIRE ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,STRUCK BY

EventCHEST,FRACTURE,HEAD,WIRE ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,STRUCK BY Victims1

Employee injured when struck by wire rope

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14533087

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TANK

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TANK Victims1

Employee dies of asphyxia in barge tank

1 fatal

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14431654

CRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,MOTOR VEHICLE,OVERTURN

EventCRUSHED,ELEC UTILITY WORK,MOTOR VEHICLE,OVERTURN Victims1

CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING VEHICLE

1 fatal

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14403521

LUNG,INADEQUATE MAINT,STORAGE TANK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,TANK,CHEMICAL

EventLUNG,INADEQUATE MAINT,STORAGE TANK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,TANK,CHEMICAL Victims1

Employee drowns after falling through top of tank

1 fatal

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14394407

CHEST,CHOCK,WHEEL,MAINTENANCE,BRAKE,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OIL WELL SERVICING

EventCHEST,CHOCK,WHEEL,MAINTENANCE,BRAKE,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OIL WELL SERVICING Victims1

Employee killed when caught between two forklifts

1 fatal

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14375257

PPE,UNSECURED,STEAM,MOLTEN METAL,SCAFFOLDING,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

EventPPE,UNSECURED,STEAM,MOLTEN METAL,SCAFFOLDING,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Victims3

Three employees hospitalized after steam rupture

Multi-victim

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1989-03-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14330609

E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TRANSFORMER,UNTRAINED

EventE GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TRANSFORMER,UNTRAINED Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

1 fatal

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1989-03-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #887885

PRESS BRAKE,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,CRUSHED,PRESS OPERATOR

EventPRESS BRAKE,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,CRUSHED,PRESS OPERATOR Victims1

Employee's thumb crushed in 50 ton press brake

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1989-03-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14485445

FRACTURE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,MECHANIC,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,MECHANIC,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN A RAISED FORK LIFT FELL ON HIM

1 fatal

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1989-03-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14465280

MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,FALL,DROWN,SLOPE

EventMAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,FALL,DROWN,SLOPE Victims1

Employee drowns after falling into creek

1 fatal

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1989-03-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14375224

UNSECURED,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,SLIP,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MOLD,PRESS

EventUNSECURED,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,SLIP,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MOLD,PRESS Victims1

Mechanic killed by falling mold

1 fatal

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1989-03-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14335699

IND TRK OPERATOR,RAMP,STRUCK AGAINST,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION,OVERTURN

EventIND TRK OPERATOR,RAMP,STRUCK AGAINST,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION,OVERTURN Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by overturned forklift

1 fatal

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #976035

TORSO,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION

EventTORSO,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION Victims2

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FORKLIFT TRUCK

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #968545

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ABRASION,DISLOCATED,PELVIS,ELEVATOR,CONTUSION,LEG,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventFRACTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ABRASION,DISLOCATED,PELVIS,ELEVATOR,CONTUSION,LEG,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee injured when caught by elevator in shaft

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #887224

MAINTENANCE,SHOULDER,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventMAINTENANCE,SHOULDER,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

Employee injured when vehicle falls off lift

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #750869

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,TRIPPED,FALL,OFF LOADING

EventHEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,TRIPPED,FALL,OFF LOADING Victims1

Employee killed in backward fall to avoid rolling trash bin

1 fatal

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #741553

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,VIBRATIONS,PELVIS,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MILL--PLANT

EventUNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,VIBRATIONS,PELVIS,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,MILL--PLANT Victims1

Employee injured when struck by falling metal part

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #606905

ASPHYXIATED,PPE,CLEANING,LACERATION,SCRAP METAL,RESPIRATORY TRACT,STRUCK BY,ANKLE

EventASPHYXIATED,PPE,CLEANING,LACERATION,SCRAP METAL,RESPIRATORY TRACT,STRUCK BY,ANKLE Victims1

Employee dies following heel surgery

1 fatal

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #520015

FRACTURE,HEAD,REPAIR,AERIAL LIFT,CONTUSION,LEG,OVERTURN

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,REPAIR,AERIAL LIFT,CONTUSION,LEG,OVERTURN Victims2

One employee killed and one injured in overturned lift

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14559553

INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,VAPOR,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,OIL WELL DRILLING,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR

EventINHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,VAPOR,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,OIL WELL DRILLING,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR Victims2

Employee killed by exposure to hydrogen sulfide

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1989-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14434286

CHEST,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PELVIS,FALL,ARM,LOST BALANCE,CONTUSION,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventCHEST,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PELVIS,FALL,ARM,LOST BALANCE,CONTUSION,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee injured by fall from third floor patio railing

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