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1988-09-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14397269

PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,RUPTURE,VALVE,DROWN,COMMUNICATION,WATER

EventPINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,RUPTURE,VALVE,DROWN,COMMUNICATION,WATER Victims1

Employee drowns when pinned in flooded trench

1 fatal

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1988-09-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14306880

SEWER,CONFINED SPACE,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,MANHOLE

EventSEWER,CONFINED SPACE,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,MANHOLE Victims1

Employee dies in manhole after inhaling hydrogen sulfide

1 fatal

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1988-09-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #893644

FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE

EventFRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE Victims1

Employee injured in fall from roof

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1988-09-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #867671

FRACTURE,HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,STRUCK BY,SLING,FALLING OBJECT

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,STRUCK BY,SLING,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

EMPLOYEE DIED DUE TO FALL AND STRUCK BY SUSPENDED LOAD

1 fatal

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1988-09-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #694703

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,LOCKOUT,HAND,INATTENTION,MEAT GRINDER

EventMAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,LOCKOUT,HAND,INATTENTION,MEAT GRINDER Victims1

Employee's hand amputated in meat grinder

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1988-09-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14234512

DERRICK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,DRILL PIPE,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventDERRICK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,DRILL PIPE,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims3

TWO EMPLOYEES KILLED AND ONE INJURED IN FALL FROM DERRICK

2 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-09-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #571281

CHEST,AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,AMUSEMENT RIDE

EventCHEST,AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,AMUSEMENT RIDE Victims1

Employee killed when struck by rotating amusement ride

1 fatal

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1988-09-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #848549

TOWER CRANE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,DISLOCATED,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

EventTOWER CRANE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,DISLOCATED,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,ELEVATED WORK PLAT Victims1

Employee killed trying to jump from mast lacing to floor

1 fatal

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1988-09-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #14314413

SEVERED,THROAT,AIR PRESSURE,HYDRAULIC LIFT,REPAIR,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,WORK RULES,ARTERY,FLYING OBJECT,INATTENTION

EventSEVERED,THROAT,AIR PRESSURE,HYDRAULIC LIFT,REPAIR,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,WORK RULES,ARTERY,FLYING OBJECT,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee killed when struck by float guide from oil tank

1 fatal

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1988-09-03T00:00:00 ·Summary #14304984

UNCONSCIOUSNESS,FRONT END LOADER,SAND,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,FALLING OBJECT

EventUNCONSCIOUSNESS,FRONT END LOADER,SAND,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

Equipment operator hospitalized when 65 ft sandbank collapse

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #732917

HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL

EventHEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL Victims1

Employee killed in fall from stock shelf

1 fatal

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #726570

RESPIRATORY,FIRE,SMOKE INHALATION

EventRESPIRATORY,FIRE,SMOKE INHALATION Victims1

Employee dies after restaurant fire

1 fatal

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #517102

WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,RUN OVER

EventWORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,RUN OVER Victims1

Employee killed when run over by forklift

1 fatal

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #14444277

IND TRK OPERATOR,PINNED,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,OVERTURN

EventIND TRK OPERATOR,PINNED,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,OVERTURN Victims1

Employee killed when pinned under forklift

1 fatal

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #14379242

RIGGING,INSTALLING,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

EventRIGGING,INSTALLING,CRANE BOOM,WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT Victims2

Employee killed in fall from crane boom

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-09-02T00:00:00 ·Summary #14289649

INSTALLING,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,CONTUSION

EventINSTALLING,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,CONTUSION Victims1

Employee suffers bruises and scratches in fall from beam

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1988-09-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #740183

ROCK,BOULDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY

EventROCK,BOULDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by land/rockslide

1 fatal

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1988-09-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #594077

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,HEADACHE,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,NAUSEA,AIR CONTAMINATION,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,HEADACHE,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,NAUSEA,AIR CONTAMINATION,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE Victims7

Employee hospitalized after exposure to carbon monoxide

Multi-victim

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1988-09-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #14567986

ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE

EventELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH UNDERGROUND LINE

1 fatal

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1988-09-01T00:00:00 ·Summary #14490106

FRACTURE,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,VEHICLE,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,STRUCK BY

EventFRACTURE,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,VEHICLE,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,STRUCK BY Victims1

Employee killed when struck by a vehicle

1 fatal

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1988-08-31T00:00:00 ·Summary #944389

BOARD,HEART,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,RUPTURE,SAW,ABRASION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNTRAINED

EventBOARD,HEART,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,RUPTURE,SAW,ABRASION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNTRAINED Victims2

Employee killed when struck in chest by board

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-08-31T00:00:00 ·Summary #851303

COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

EventCOLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,BURIED,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee killed in collapse of trench wall

1 fatal

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1988-08-31T00:00:00 ·Summary #813568

PANEL,UNSECURED PANEL,BACK,CRUSHED,ABRASION,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

EventPANEL,UNSECURED PANEL,BACK,CRUSHED,ABRASION,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT,LEG Victims2

One employee killed, one scraped by marble panels

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-08-31T00:00:00 ·Summary #750828

LOADING,HEAD,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,BACK,TRAILER,RUN OVER,COMMUNICATION

EventLOADING,HEAD,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,BACK,TRAILER,RUN OVER,COMMUNICATION Victims2

Employee killed when run over by trailer

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-08-31T00:00:00 ·Summary #633529

FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,ROPE,GLOVE,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

EventFRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,ROPE,GLOVE,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE,OPEN-SIDED FLOOR Victims1

Employee injured in fall from open-sided floor

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