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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #888396

FRACTURE,POWER LINE WORKER,INEXPERIENCE,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CUTOUT--GAFF

EventFRACTURE,POWER LINE WORKER,INEXPERIENCE,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CUTOUT--GAFF Victims1

FALL - POLE CLIMBER CUTOUT

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #822700

MOBILE SCAFFOLD,OUTRIGGER,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,OVERTURN

EventMOBILE SCAFFOLD,OUTRIGGER,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,OVERTURN Victims2

Employees injured when scaffold overturned

Multi-victim

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #742643

DIE,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,EMERGENCY STOP,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,LACERATION,MECH MALFUNCTION

EventDIE,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,EMERGENCY STOP,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,LACERATION,MECH MALFUNCTION Victims1

Employee's hand injured when caught in die

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #605766

CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN,UNTRAINED,COMMUNICATION

EventCONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN,UNTRAINED,COMMUNICATION Victims1

One employee buried by trench cave-in

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #517110

ABDOMEN,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,LIVER,RUPTURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,KIDNEY,PRESS OPERATOR,PRESS

EventABDOMEN,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,LIVER,RUPTURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,KIDNEY,PRESS OPERATOR,PRESS Victims1

Employee killed when struck in abdomen by cap blanks

1 fatal

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14548408

IND TRK OPERATOR,BRAKE,WORK RULES,STARTED IN GEAR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER

EventIND TRK OPERATOR,BRAKE,WORK RULES,STARTED IN GEAR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER Victims1

Employee killed when run over by reversing forklift

1 fatal

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14499024

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

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

Employee crushed and killed in elevator pit

1 fatal

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14485304

FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,PELVIS,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,VERTEBRA,ANKLE,OVERTURN

EventFRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,PELVIS,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,VERTEBRA,ANKLE,OVERTURN Victims1

Employee injured when struck by manbasket

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1988-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14383962

EXPLOSIVES,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,HOUSEKEEPING

EventEXPLOSIVES,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,HOUSEKEEPING Victims4

Four employees killed in ammunition plant explosion

4 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-06T11:30:00 ·Summary #14485296

BURN,FUSE,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC SHOCK,TRANSFORMER

EventBURN,FUSE,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC SHOCK,TRANSFORMER Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #825653

HEPATITIS,GLOVE,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,INFECTIOUS DISEASE

EventHEPATITIS,GLOVE,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,INFECTIOUS DISEASE Victims1

Program aide contracts hepatitis B, probably from client

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #816595

SAND,STORAGE BIN,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED

EventSAND,STORAGE BIN,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED Victims1

Employee killed when buried by concrete sand in storage bin

1 fatal

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #759464

FRACTURE,PRESS BRAKE,STUCK,THUMB,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,UNGUARDED

EventFRACTURE,PRESS BRAKE,STUCK,THUMB,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee's thumb broken in press brake

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #691410

WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventWORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

Employee dies after falling from storage tank

1 fatal

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14454698

FUMIGANT,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,PESTICIDE

EventFUMIGANT,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,PESTICIDE Victims6

Employee dies of methyl bromide poisoning

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14434195

WALL,COUNTERBALANCE,COLLAPSE,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE

EventWALL,COUNTERBALANCE,COLLAPSE,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRANE Victims2

No injuries reported when wall falls on crane boom and cab

Multi-victim

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14401327

KICK BACK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,OIL WELL DRILLING,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

EventKICK BACK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,OIL WELL DRILLING,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Victims2

One killed, one injured in oil well fire

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14301584

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,TREE TRIMMING

EventELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,TREE TRIMMING Victims1

EMPLOYEE DIED FROM AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE

1 fatal

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1988-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14218978

FRACTURE,HEAD,HIGHWAY,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,HIGHWAY,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY CONCRETE PANELS

1 fatal

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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #745430

PPE,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,FRACTURE,TRUSS,INSTALLING,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,FALL PROTECTION

EventPPE,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,FRACTURE,TRUSS,INSTALLING,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,FALL PROTECTION Victims3

Two employees injured in fall with collapsing trusses

Multi-victim

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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14489256

BEAM,HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,VIBRATIONS,FALL

EventBEAM,HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,VIBRATIONS,FALL Victims1

Employee killed when ladder falls backward

1 fatal

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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14401293

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 Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14394266

MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,VALVE,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

EventMAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,VALVE,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Victims2

One killed, one hospitalized after hydrogen sulfide exposure

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14354690

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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1988-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14306864

HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventHEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

Employee dies after falling from structural steel

1 fatal

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