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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #747634

EJECTED,HEAD,VEHICLE,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,LOADING DOCK,LOST CONTROL

EventEJECTED,HEAD,VEHICLE,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,LOADING DOCK,LOST CONTROL Victims1

Employee killed in fall off loading dock from bicycle

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #744516

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,TIE-OFF,UTILITY POLE,LEG

EventFRACTURE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,TIE-OFF,UTILITY POLE,LEG Victims1

Employee's leg fractured in fall from power utility pole

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #674879

KICK BACK,TREE FELLING,LODGED TREE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

EventKICK BACK,TREE FELLING,LODGED TREE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING Victims1

Employee killed when pinned under falling pine tree

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #601518

BURN,TORCH,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LOADER,ARM,HAND,CUTTING AND BURNING,HOPPER,RAM

EventBURN,TORCH,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LOADER,ARM,HAND,CUTTING AND BURNING,HOPPER,RAM Victims1

Employee's arm caught in mobile refuse compaction equipment

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #601450

INADEQUATE MAINT,RAMP,BLOCKS,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRIPPED,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventINADEQUATE MAINT,RAMP,BLOCKS,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRIPPED,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee injured when struck by falling masonry blocks

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14570618

BURN,LADLE,FIRE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,MOLTEN METAL,OVERHEAD CRANE,SPILL,COMBUSTIBLE DUST

EventBURN,LADLE,FIRE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,MOLTEN METAL,OVERHEAD CRANE,SPILL,COMBUSTIBLE DUST Victims1

Employee dies of burns when molten iron spills and ignites

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14440994

KICK BACK,ABDOMEN,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TORSO,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

EventKICK BACK,ABDOMEN,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TORSO,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING Victims1

Employee killed when felled tree kicked back off stump

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14429351

CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,TIE-OFF

EventCONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,TIE-OFF Victims1

Employee killed in 50 ft fall

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14379291

HEAD,ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CORN,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED

EventHEAD,ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CORN,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED Victims1

Employee dies when asphyxiated in corn

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14301527

STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,BURIED,CAVE-IN

EventSTRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,BURIED,CAVE-IN Victims2

Employee killed in excavation cave-in

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14291793

METAL WIRE,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IC

EventMETAL WIRE,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IC Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL ROD

1 fatal

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1988-07-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14254825

FURNACE,STEAM,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

EventFURNACE,STEAM,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT Victims11

Employees injured by debris from explosion in furnace

Multi-victim

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1988-07-12T09:30:00 ·Summary #14490734

FRACTURE,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,BACK,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,LOST CONTROL,SPRAYING RIG,HIP

EventFRACTURE,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,BACK,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,LOST CONTROL,SPRAYING RIG,HIP Victims3

1 KILLED, 2 INJURED WHEN LOG SKIDDER OVERTURNED

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #893081

FRACTURE,DISMANTLING,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,LACERATION,CONTUSION,FOOT,INATTENTION

EventFRACTURE,DISMANTLING,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,LACERATION,CONTUSION,FOOT,INATTENTION Victims3

Employees injured when scaffold collapses

Multi-victim

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #783738

WORK RULES,INHALATION,PERCHLOROETHYLENE,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,UNTRAINED,CHEMICAL,INATTENTION,RESPIRATOR

EventWORK RULES,INHALATION,PERCHLOROETHYLENE,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,UNTRAINED,CHEMICAL,INATTENTION,RESPIRATOR Victims1

Employee hospitalized after exposure to perchloroethylene

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #691485

BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,PAINT,WATER TANK

EventBURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,PAINT,WATER TANK Victims2

Employees burned by flash fire while painting

Multi-victim

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14434062

HYDROGEN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,VALVE,GAS LEAK,MECH MALFUNCTION

EventHYDROGEN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,VALVE,GAS LEAK,MECH MALFUNCTION Victims1

No injuries when valve leak causes hydrogen to ignite

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14391569

SHIPYARD,FOREHEAD,OVERLOADED,SUSPENDED LOAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,SLING,BOAT

EventSHIPYARD,FOREHEAD,OVERLOADED,SUSPENDED LOAD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,SLING,BOAT Victims1

Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

1 fatal

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1988-07-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14236954

LOST BALANCE,FALL PROTECTION,BRAIN,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD,HEAD,DISMANTLING,FALL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION

EventLOST BALANCE,FALL PROTECTION,BRAIN,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD,HEAD,DISMANTLING,FALL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION Victims19

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #803239

BEAM,FRACTURE,ABDOMEN,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,FALL,FACE,CONTUSION,LEG,WRIST

EventBEAM,FRACTURE,ABDOMEN,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,FALL,FACE,CONTUSION,LEG,WRIST Victims1

Employee dies after falling 21 ft from rafter

1 fatal

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #802462

HEAD,SHOULDER,UNSECURED,LOG,LOG TRUCK,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventHEAD,SHOULDER,UNSECURED,LOG,LOG TRUCK,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims2

Employee struck and killed by short log falling from truck

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #744896

BEAM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventBEAM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD,FALL,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims2

Two employees injured in fall from scaffold

Multi-victim

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #735290

HEAD,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventHEAD,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee knocked unconscious in 8 ft fall

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #732909

AIRCRAFT,ROTATING PARTS,REPAIR,MECHANIC,TRIPPED,INATTENTION

EventAIRCRAFT,ROTATING PARTS,REPAIR,MECHANIC,TRIPPED,INATTENTION Victims1

Mechanic killed after walking or tripping into propeller

1 fatal

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1988-07-11T00:00:00 ·Summary #571000

STEEL BEAM,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,AERIAL LIFT

EventSTEEL BEAM,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,AERIAL LIFT Victims1

Employee killed when crushed by mobile equipment

1 fatal

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