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1988-10-16T00:00:00 ·Summary #14428635

PINSETTER,REPAIR,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MECH MALFUNCTION,FOOT,WARNING SIGN

EventPINSETTER,REPAIR,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,MECH MALFUNCTION,FOOT,WARNING SIGN Victims1

Employee killed when crushed between parts of pinsetter

1 fatal

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1988-10-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #888933

FRACTURE,HEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,FALL,WRIST

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,FALL,WRIST Victims1

Employee injured in fall when stepladder breaks

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1988-10-14T17:15:00 ·Summary #998542

ELECTRICAL,E GI VI,BUSBAR,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,BLIND REACHING

EventELECTRICAL,E GI VI,BUSBAR,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,BLIND REACHING Victims2

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED BUSBAR

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #14530083

EYE,LEAK,AMMONIA,INHALATION,DIZZINESS,OVEREXPOSURE,STOMACH

EventEYE,LEAK,AMMONIA,INHALATION,DIZZINESS,OVEREXPOSURE,STOMACH Victims2

Employees affected by inhalation of ammonia

Multi-victim

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1988-10-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #14500086

CHEST,HEMORRHAGE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

EventCHEST,HEMORRHAGE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee dies of hemorrhage after trench cave-in

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #976597

PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,ARM,UNGUARDED

EventPULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,ARM,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee's arm caught between dies

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #893529

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,BACK,FALL,LOST BALANCE,BACKHOE BUCKET

EventFRACTURE,WORK RULES,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,BACK,FALL,LOST BALANCE,BACKHOE BUCKET Victims1

Employee's back fractured in fall into trench

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #867721

HEAD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,RUN OVER

EventHEAD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,RUN OVER Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #753657

BACK-UP ALARM,SCRAPER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventBACK-UP ALARM,SCRAPER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when run over by scraper

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14544902

EMBANKMENT,IND TRK OPERATOR,DITCH,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,OVERTURN,TIRE

EventEMBANKMENT,IND TRK OPERATOR,DITCH,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,OVERTURN,TIRE Victims1

Employee killed by overturned forklift

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14505291

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,SCREW CONVEYOR,ELECTROCUTED,TRACTOR,UNTRAINED,E GI IB

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,SCREW CONVEYOR,ELECTROCUTED,TRACTOR,UNTRAINED,E GI IB Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONVEYOR

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14503916

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,BRACING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,BRACING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee killed in trench cave-in

1 fatal

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14458301

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD

EventHEAD,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,LOST BALANCE,SCAFFOLD Victims1

Employee injured in fall following seizure

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14377659

COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,WATER TANK

EventCOLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,WATER TANK Victims2

One employee killed and one injured by collapsed water tank

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14306898

MIXER BLADE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED

EventMIXER BLADE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee caught and killed in thermascrew machine

1 fatal

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1988-10-12T18:00:00 ·Summary #606889

BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRICAL,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,E C,CIRCUIT BREAKER,ELECTRICAL FAULT,BLIND REACHING

EventBURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRICAL,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,E C,CIRCUIT BREAKER,ELECTRICAL FAULT,BLIND REACHING Victims6

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT AND EXPLOSION

Multi-victim

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #996876

HYDROCHLORIC ACID,INHALATION,CHEMICAL REACTION,SULFURIC ACID

EventHYDROCHLORIC ACID,INHALATION,CHEMICAL REACTION,SULFURIC ACID Victims3

Employees hospitalized after release of hydrochloric acid

Multi-victim

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #809558

HAND WINCH,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,GUY,ELEC UTILITY WORK,WINCH

EventHAND WINCH,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,GUY,ELEC UTILITY WORK,WINCH Victims2

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GUY

2 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #745885

CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MEAT SLICING MACHINE,SLIP,HOUSEKEEPING,UNGUARDED

EventCHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MEAT SLICING MACHINE,SLIP,HOUSEKEEPING,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee's finger amputated in chain drive

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #739557

HEART,HEART ATTACK,SECURITY GUARD

EventHEART,HEART ATTACK,SECURITY GUARD Victims1

Employee dies of apparent heart attack

1 fatal

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #735951

VEHICLE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventVEHICLE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when struck by vehicle in parking lot

1 fatal

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #726596

EJECTED,WORK RULES,COLLISION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,UNMANNED,RUN OVER,TRUCK DRIVER

EventEJECTED,WORK RULES,COLLISION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,UNMANNED,RUN OVER,TRUCK DRIVER Victims1

Employee killed when run over by own vehicle

1 fatal

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14486823

SIGNALMAN,CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventSIGNALMAN,CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

1 fatal

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14398804

PILOT LIGHT,ASPHYXIATED,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,SMOKE

EventPILOT LIGHT,ASPHYXIATED,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,SMOKE Victims2

ONE EMPLOYEE INJURED, ONE KILLED IN FLASH FIRE

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14388003

ABDOMEN,INSTALLING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventABDOMEN,INSTALLING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by falling workpiece

1 fatal

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