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1988-12-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14264394

WIRE ROPE,UNSECURED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,TIRE

EventWIRE ROPE,UNSECURED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,OFF LOADING,TIRE Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by roll-off truck

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #888651

CONCRETE FORM WORK,FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,ABRASION,FALL,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED,SCAFFOLDING

EventCONCRETE FORM WORK,FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,ABRASION,FALL,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED,SCAFFOLDING Victims1

Employee injured in 13 ft fall from scaffold

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #887422

CRANE BOOM,PINNED,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRANE CAB,UNTRAINED,CRANE,PUNCTURE

EventCRANE BOOM,PINNED,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRANE CAB,UNTRAINED,CRANE,PUNCTURE Victims1

Employee injured when pinned between crane boom and cab

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #869032

HYDROCHLORIC ACID,BLEACH,WORK RULES,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL REACTION,PROCESS SAFETY,TOXIC FUMES,EVACUATION

EventHYDROCHLORIC ACID,BLEACH,WORK RULES,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL REACTION,PROCESS SAFETY,TOXIC FUMES,EVACUATION Victims9

Nine employees inhale chlorine gas

Multi-victim

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #784140

EYE,LEAK,THROAT,WORK RULES,DRUM,NOSE,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,RESPIRATOR,VOMIT

EventEYE,LEAK,THROAT,WORK RULES,DRUM,NOSE,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,RESPIRATOR,VOMIT Victims8

Eight employees become ill after chemical release

Multi-victim

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #777805

FRACTURE,COLLAPSE,STORAGE BIN,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PALLET,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventFRACTURE,COLLAPSE,STORAGE BIN,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PALLET,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee suffers multiple fractures in fall from storage bin

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #764571

WORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR

EventWORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR Victims1

Employee crushed and killed by stacker platform

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #534875

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventOBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when run over by log skidder

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14499115

PLATFORM,WORK RULES,LADDER,OIL WELL DRILLING,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,FIXED LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventPLATFORM,WORK RULES,LADDER,OIL WELL DRILLING,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,FIXED LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

Employee killed in fall from fixed ladder

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14499107

REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

EventREPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14354716

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,CRANE

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,CRANE Victims3

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Multi-victim

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14336200

CHEST,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,ELDERLY,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION

EventCHEST,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,ELDERLY,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee dies in fall from bridge

1 fatal

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1988-12-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14240360

UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SCBA,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,CONFINED SPACE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,GAS LEAK

EventUNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SCBA,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,CONFINED SPACE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,GAS LEAK Victims6

One killed, four injured when exposed to carbon monoxide

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #14535678

UNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,KELLY BUSHING,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,OIL RIG

EventUNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,KELLY BUSHING,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,OIL RIG Victims1

Employee killed when struck by heavy rigging equipment

1 fatal

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1988-12-10T00:00:00 ·Summary #14302392

WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,CRUSHED,BALER,PAPER MACHINE,RAM

EventWORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,CRUSHED,BALER,PAPER MACHINE,RAM Victims1

Employee killed when caught in paper baler

1 fatal

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1988-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #976845

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION

EventMAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee's finger amputated in power press

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1988-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14562680

FRACTURE,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TIE-OFF

EventFRACTURE,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TIE-OFF Victims2

One employee killed, one injured in scaffold collapse

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14430482

COMPRESSOR,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ALARM,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,RESPIRATOR

EventCOMPRESSOR,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ALARM,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,RESPIRATOR Victims5

Employees suffer overexposure to carbon monoxide

Multi-victim

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1988-12-09T00:00:00 ·Summary #14402531

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,DRILL RIG--NON-OIL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,DRILL RIG--NON-OIL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED Victims3

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #970822

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM

EventFRACTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM Victims1

Employee fractures arms when caught in extruder

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #890624

EJECTED,FRACTURE,PINNED,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,LOADER,PIPE,OVERTURN

EventEJECTED,FRACTURE,PINNED,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,LOADER,PIPE,OVERTURN Victims1

Employee injured when pinned by overturned loader

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #888495

WORK RULES,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

EventWORK RULES,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee killed when run over by truck

1 fatal

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #887349

CHAIN,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FACE,TOWED EQUIPMENT

EventCHAIN,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FACE,TOWED EQUIPMENT Victims1

Employee injured when struck by chain

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14562698

HIGH WIND,ROOF,LOAD SHIFT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST CONTROL,CART

EventHIGH WIND,ROOF,LOAD SHIFT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST CONTROL,CART Victims1

Employee killed in fall off roof

1 fatal

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1988-12-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14489322

BEAM,IRON WORKER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,NET,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventBEAM,IRON WORKER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,NET,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee killed in fall from I-beam

1 fatal

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