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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #893388

SIGNALMAN,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,WALKING BACKWARD,BACKHOE BUCKET,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTION

EventSIGNALMAN,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,WALKING BACKWARD,BACKHOE BUCKET,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee injured when pinned between bucket and trench box

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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #809145

BURN,SANDING MACHINE,DUCT,DUST,BELT,FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,PIPE,ARM

EventBURN,SANDING MACHINE,DUCT,DUST,BELT,FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,PIPE,ARM Victims2

2 EMPLOYEES BURNED WHEN WOOD DUST EXPLODED

Multi-victim

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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #758326

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,BURN,FIRE,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,MEK,REFINERY,CUTTING AND BURNING

EventFLAMMABLE VAPORS,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,BURN,FIRE,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,MEK,REFINERY,CUTTING AND BURNING Victims21

Employees burned in filter unit explosion

Multi-victim

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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #744797

LOADING,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

EventLOADING,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT Victims1

Employee injured in fall from elevation

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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #14469183

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventHEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

Employee killed when struck on head by falling motor

1 fatal

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1988-04-15T00:00:00 ·Summary #14215743

VENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,DRY CLEANING,NAUSEA,PERCHLOROETHYLENE,FAINTED,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,VOMIT

EventVENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,DRY CLEANING,NAUSEA,PERCHLOROETHYLENE,FAINTED,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,VOMIT Victims22

27 employees overexposed to perchloroethylene fumes

Multi-victim

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1988-04-14T17:40:00 ·Summary #761338

RESPIRATORY,TANK TRUCK,SODIUM HYDROXIDE,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,TANK CLEANING,CHEMICAL REACTION,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE

EventRESPIRATORY,TANK TRUCK,SODIUM HYDROXIDE,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,TANK CLEANING,CHEMICAL REACTION,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE Victims1

EMPLOYEE OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE IN A CONFINED SPACE

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1988-04-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #810770

FRACTURE,FALL

EventFRACTURE,FALL Victims1

Employee injured in fall at construction site

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1988-04-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #14292353

TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,LODGED TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

EventTREE FELLING,WORK RULES,LODGED TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING Victims1

LOGGER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

1 fatal

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1988-04-14T00:00:00 ·Summary #14215545

SEVERED,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,BOLT,LEG

EventSEVERED,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,BOLT,LEG Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LARGE MACHINE ROLL STRUCK HIM

1 fatal

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1988-04-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #977637

ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,CRUSHED,BLADE,HAND

EventROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,CRUSHED,BLADE,HAND Victims1

Employee killed when pulled into mixer-blender

1 fatal

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1988-04-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14502215

WORK RULES,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

EventWORK RULES,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

1 fatal

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1988-04-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14502207

WORK RULES,TRENCH,LANDFILL,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

EventWORK RULES,TRENCH,LANDFILL,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

1 fatal

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1988-04-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #14434930

STEEL,FALL

EventSTEEL,FALL Victims1

EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST METAL STRUCTURE

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #998013

GRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED,ELEVATOR

EventGRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,FLOWING MATERIAL,BURIED,ELEVATOR Victims1

Employee killed by flowing grain

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #827014

MAINTENANCE,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,LACERATION,NIP POINT,HAND,INATTENTION

EventMAINTENANCE,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,LACERATION,NIP POINT,HAND,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee's finger partially amputated in sifter pinch point

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #744862

FRACTURE,HARD HAT,INSTALLING,WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,UNTRAINED

EventFRACTURE,HARD HAT,INSTALLING,WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,UNTRAINED Victims2

Two employees injured in townhouse structural collapse

Multi-victim

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #722140

CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,TRACTOR

EventCAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,TRACTOR Victims1

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACTOR AND TRAILER AND CRUSHED

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #674945

FIREFIGHTER,OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,INHALATION,SCBA,SMOKE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,SMOKE INHALATION,POOR VISIBILITY

EventFIREFIGHTER,OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,INHALATION,SCBA,SMOKE,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,SMOKE INHALATION,POOR VISIBILITY Victims1

Fire fighter dies when overcome by smoke

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #660308

JOIST,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

EventJOIST,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM JOISTS

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14520852

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TRANSFORMER,UTILITY POLE

EventELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TRANSFORMER,UTILITY POLE Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH TRANSFORMER

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14428981

UNCONSCIOUSNESS,OIL TANK,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,BURN,INSTALLING,DITCH,CONSTRUCTION,DROWN

EventUNCONSCIOUSNESS,OIL TANK,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,BURN,INSTALLING,DITCH,CONSTRUCTION,DROWN Victims3

Employee drowns in oil after explosion knocks him into ditch

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14399687

GIN POLE,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK

EventGIN POLE,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GIN POLE

1 fatal

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14382055

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BURN,BOOM,AUGER,LOAD LINE

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BURN,BOOM,AUGER,LOAD LINE Victims2

ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Multi-victim

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1988-04-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #14312383

HEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL

EventHEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL Victims1

Employee killed in fall when stepladder breaks

1 fatal

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