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1988-10-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #14520993

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER

EventOBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by truck

1 fatal

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1988-10-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #14429724

INSTALLING,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING

EventINSTALLING,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING Victims1

Employee hospitalized after trench collapses

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1988-10-20T10:30:00 ·Summary #14350045

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,BUSBAR,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT

EventELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,BUSBAR,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #970756

WAREHOUSE,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,PROPANE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,ELEVATOR,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE

EventWAREHOUSE,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,PROPANE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,ELEVATOR,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE Victims7

Seven employees overexposed to carbon monoxide

Multi-victim

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #968453

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,BACK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,UNTRAINED,SCAFFOLDING

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,BACK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,UNTRAINED,SCAFFOLDING Victims1

Employee injured in fall from scaffold planks

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #888446

BOARD,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,CONTUSION,SCAFFOLDING

EventBOARD,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,CONTUSION,SCAFFOLDING Victims1

Employee bruised in fall when scaffold board breaks

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #822924

HEAD,STAIR,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventHEAD,STAIR,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

Employee injured when struck by falling stairway

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #810465

EXTENSION LADDER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,METAL LADDER,E GI IB

EventEXTENSION LADDER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,METAL LADDER,E GI IB Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #809368

CLOTHING,SEVERED,FRACTURE,WIRE ROPE,DRUM,CAUGHT BY,EXCAVATOR,ENTANGLED,LEG

EventCLOTHING,SEVERED,FRACTURE,WIRE ROPE,DRUM,CAUGHT BY,EXCAVATOR,ENTANGLED,LEG Victims1

Employee's leg severed when entangled in wire rope

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14562656

AIR PRESSURE,HEAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT,AIR LINE,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE

EventAIR PRESSURE,HEAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT,AIR LINE,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE Victims1

Employee killed when struck by machine parts under pressure

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14547707

FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,ROOF SEAMER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventFRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,ROOF SEAMER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee injured in fall from edge of roof

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14544936

FRACTURE,CASTER,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,RAIL,CONSTRUCTION,HOSE,SKULL,SANDBLASTING,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE LOAD

EventFRACTURE,CASTER,MOBILE SCAFFOLD,RAIL,CONSTRUCTION,HOSE,SKULL,SANDBLASTING,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE LOAD Victims1

Employee dies of fractured skull in fall from scaffold

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14513741

CHEST,FRACTURE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,RUN OVER

EventCHEST,FRACTURE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,RUN OVER Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TRACTOR TRAILER

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14489231

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNGUARDED

EventHEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee killed when struck by falling brick

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14485270

SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,DROWN,WALKING BACKWARD,LOST BALANCE,FOOT,WATER

EventSLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,DROWN,WALKING BACKWARD,LOST BALANCE,FOOT,WATER Victims1

Employee drowns after stumbling from ledge

1 fatal

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14349195

BURN,CHEST,EJECTED,HYDROGEN,CONFINED SPACE,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE

EventBURN,CHEST,EJECTED,HYDROGEN,CONFINED SPACE,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE Victims2

One employee killed and one burned in buoy explosion

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-20T00:00:00 ·Summary #14232011

CHEST,POWER LINE WORKER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,GUY,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,TRANSMISSION TOWER

EventCHEST,POWER LINE WORKER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,GUY,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,TRANSMISSION TOWER Victims1

FALL - TRANSMISSION TOWER COLLAPSE

1 fatal

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #829739

CHAIN,WHEEL,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,TOE,FALLING OBJECT

EventCHAIN,WHEEL,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,TOE,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

Employee's toes amputated when crushed by cast iron wheel

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #828632

AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,PRESS OPERATOR,UNGUARDED,RAM

EventAMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,PRESS OPERATOR,UNGUARDED,RAM Victims1

Employee's fingers amputated in brake press

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #760355

BURN,HEAD,PRESSURE VESSEL,STEAM,HIGH PRESSURE,CATWALK

EventBURN,HEAD,PRESSURE VESSEL,STEAM,HIGH PRESSURE,CATWALK Victims1

Employee dies of thermal burns from steam

1 fatal

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #170395792

HEAD,LOADER BUCKET,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,FALLING OBJECT

EventHEAD,LOADER BUCKET,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

EMPLOYEE DIES WHEN HEAD CRUSHED BY ROLL OF ROOFING MATERIAL

1 fatal

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #14476444

FRACTURE,SPLEEN,SLIP,LIVER,CRUSHED,RIB,STRUCK BY,ARTERY,FALLING OBJECT,PUNCTURE

EventFRACTURE,SPLEEN,SLIP,LIVER,CRUSHED,RIB,STRUCK BY,ARTERY,FALLING OBJECT,PUNCTURE Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by falling steel coil

1 fatal

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #14422281

COVER,SCREW CONVEYOR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNTRAINED,FOOT

EventCOVER,SCREW CONVEYOR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNTRAINED,FOOT Victims1

Employee's foot injured when caught in grain auger

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #14377667

ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

Employee killed in fall from roof

1 fatal

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1988-10-19T00:00:00 ·Summary #14336143

WINDOW WASHER,FRACTURE,WIRE ROPE,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SKULL,FALL,TIE-OFF

EventWINDOW WASHER,FRACTURE,WIRE ROPE,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,SKULL,FALL,TIE-OFF Victims2

One employee killed, one injured in fall from scaffold

1 fatal Multi-victim

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