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1988-05-29T00:00:00 ·Summary #14347991

HEAD,MAINTENANCE,FRONT END LOADER,LOADER BUCKET,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,HYDRAULIC PRESS,FALLING OBJECT

EventHEAD,MAINTENANCE,FRONT END LOADER,LOADER BUCKET,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,HYDRAULIC PRESS,FALLING OBJECT Victims2

Employee killed when struck by and caught in loader bucket

2 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-28T00:00:00 ·Summary #14214027

LEAK,EXPLOSION,ETHYLENE OXIDE,PROPANE,GASOLINE,CONSTRUCTION

EventLEAK,EXPLOSION,ETHYLENE OXIDE,PROPANE,GASOLINE,CONSTRUCTION Victims8

One employee killed, others injured when unit explodes

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-27T13:30:00 ·Summary #608364

STRUCTURE MOVING,HEAD,E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,UNTRAINED

EventSTRUCTURE MOVING,HEAD,E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,UNTRAINED Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

1 fatal

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1988-05-27T09:30:00 ·Summary #14490718

FRACTURE,CEILING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventFRACTURE,CEILING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM CEILING AREA

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1988-05-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #745299

CHEST,REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNTRAINED,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

EventCHEST,REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNTRAINED,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Victims1

Employee killed between cross transfer machine mechanisms

1 fatal

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1988-05-27T00:00:00 ·Summary #14380166

COLLISION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE

EventCOLLISION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE Victims2

Employee killed when struck by automobile on bridge

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #827196

FRACTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

EventFRACTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG Victims2

Employee killed, one hospitalized when steel shaft falls

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #779421

RESPIRATORY,WORK RULES,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,CHEMICAL,VOMIT

EventRESPIRATORY,WORK RULES,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,CHEMICAL,VOMIT Victims17

Employees ill after hazardous chemical spill

Multi-victim

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #774992

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CPR,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,AERIAL LIFT

EventELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CPR,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,AERIAL LIFT Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

1 fatal

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #677245

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,LOW FLASH POINT,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,TANK,ARC WELDING

EventFLAMMABLE VAPORS,LOW FLASH POINT,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,TANK,ARC WELDING Victims2

Employee killed by explosion while arc welding

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #607390

HEAD,ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PELVIS,LOST CONTROL,SWEEPER

EventHEAD,ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PELVIS,LOST CONTROL,SWEEPER Victims1

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN HIS ROAD SWEEPER ROLLED

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1988-05-26T00:00:00 ·Summary #14371884

DELIVERY WORK,BRAKE,WORK RULES,VIBRATIONS,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK

EventDELIVERY WORK,BRAKE,WORK RULES,VIBRATIONS,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK Victims1

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #852046

CHEST,ABDOMEN,RAIL,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventCHEST,ABDOMEN,RAIL,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

Employee dies when crushed by crane rail

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #764431

ASPHYXIATED,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN

EventASPHYXIATED,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee buried and killed in trench cave-in

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #657577

FURNACE,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventFURNACE,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM TOP OF FURNACE

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #14555619

LONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

EventLONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,ELEVATED WORK PLAT Victims1

Employee killed in fall when struck by crane hook

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #14422299

HEAD,REPAIR,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

EventHEAD,REPAIR,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee crushed and killed between truck dump box and frame

1 fatal

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #14262711

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,MOLDING MACHINE,STUCK,WORK RULES,AIR HOSE,HAND

EventMAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,MOLDING MACHINE,STUCK,WORK RULES,AIR HOSE,HAND Victims1

Employee's hand amputated by jam bar

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1988-05-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #1002401

CPR,WASTE PROC FAC,PIT,DROWN,PUMP,WATER

EventCPR,WASTE PROC FAC,PIT,DROWN,PUMP,WATER Victims1

Employee drowns in water pit

1 fatal

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #995076

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,HEADACHE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,NAUSEA,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,HEADACHE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,NAUSEA,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE Victims28

Twenty-eight employees suffer carbon monoxide overexposure

Multi-victim

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #968230

THROAT,VENTILATION,BLEACH,WORK RULES,CLEANING,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL BURN,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES

EventTHROAT,VENTILATION,BLEACH,WORK RULES,CLEANING,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL BURN,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES Victims6

Employees suffer inhalation burns from spilled chemicals

Multi-victim

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #694679

STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL

EventSTRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL Victims2

One employee killed, another injured in fall from scaffold

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #666453

PLATFORM,WIRE ROPE,AGRICULTURE,CAUGHT BY,FALL,NECK

EventPLATFORM,WIRE ROPE,AGRICULTURE,CAUGHT BY,FALL,NECK Victims1

Employee clotheslined and killed in fall from a platform

1 fatal

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #14335558

CONCRETE TRUCK,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

EventCONCRETE TRUCK,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,TUBULAR SCAFFOLD Victims1

Employee dies after scaffold falls over

1 fatal

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1988-05-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #14312599

FRACTURE,HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,BACK,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION

EventFRACTURE,HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,BACK,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TREE LIMB PUSHED HIM ONTO A ROCK

1 fatal

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