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1987-10-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14516942

TAILGATE,WORK RULES,LOADING RAMP,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LOADING DOCK,BACKING UP

EventTAILGATE,WORK RULES,LOADING RAMP,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LOADING DOCK,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed between truck tailgate and loading dock

1 fatal

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1987-10-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14480743

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

1 fatal

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1987-10-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14478374

TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

EventTREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING Victims1

Logger killed when struck by falling tree

1 fatal

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1987-10-08T00:00:00 ·Summary #14399638

SHOULDER,OUTRIGGER,BOOM,CONCRETE TRUCK,BROKEN WELD,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE

EventSHOULDER,OUTRIGGER,BOOM,CONCRETE TRUCK,BROKEN WELD,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN CONCRETE TRUCK BOOM HIT HIM

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T15:45:00 ·Summary #758656

DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED

EventDIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED Victims1

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #848226

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SAW,SPINDLE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,BLADE,UNGUARDED

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SAW,SPINDLE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,BLADE,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee killed when struck by exploding abrasive saw blade

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #828731

VEHICLE IN GEAR,CONCRETE TRUCK,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventVEHICLE IN GEAR,CONCRETE TRUCK,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when run over by concrete truck

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #608000

HIGH WIND,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SANDBLASTING,TANK

EventHIGH WIND,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SANDBLASTING,TANK Victims1

Employee killed in fall from gasoline storage tank

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #518175

CONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

EventCONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee killed when run over by truck

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14504930

GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,CRUSHED,FALL,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

EventGARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,CRUSHED,FALL,RUN OVER,BACKING UP Victims1

Employee killed when run over by garbage truck

1 fatal

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14478283

HEAD,WORK RULES,LOST BALANCE,FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ARM

EventHEAD,WORK RULES,LOST BALANCE,FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ARM Victims2

Employee injured in 25 ft fall from balcony

Multi-victim

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1987-10-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14409932

WORK RULES,BOILER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,EXPLOSION,HEAT EXCHANGER,ANKLE,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY

EventWORK RULES,BOILER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,EXPLOSION,HEAT EXCHANGER,ANKLE,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY Victims3

One killed, one injured when overpressurized joint fails

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #802843

VEHICLE IN GEAR,BRAKE,VEHICLE,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,COLLISION,TRUCK,OFF LOADING,INATTENTION

EventVEHICLE IN GEAR,BRAKE,VEHICLE,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,COLLISION,TRUCK,OFF LOADING,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee killed when pinned between van and truck

1 fatal

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #709428

PLATFORM,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD

EventPLATFORM,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD Victims3

Three employees injured in fall from scaffold plank

Multi-victim

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14411938

LOADING,BOOM,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

EventLOADING,BOOM,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Victims1

Employee killed by forklift boom

1 fatal

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14396972

WHEEL,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,ROPE,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,ENTANGLED

EventWHEEL,HEAD,FRONT END LOADER,ROPE,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,ENTANGLED Victims1

Employee killed in fall from front end loader

1 fatal

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14327845

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCBA,TANK

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCBA,TANK Victims3

One employee asphyxiated, two hospitalized after tank entry

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1987-10-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14196570

RESPIRATORY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,CPR,PPE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SCBA,TOXIC FUMES,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,GAS LEAK

EventRESPIRATORY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,CPR,PPE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SCBA,TOXIC FUMES,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,GAS LEAK Victims9

9 EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN EXPOSED TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS

Multi-victim

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1987-10-05T13:30:00 ·Summary #14254809

WORK RULES,OIL TANK,COMPRESSED AIR,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE

EventWORK RULES,OIL TANK,COMPRESSED AIR,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OIL TANK EXPLODED FROM COMPRESSED AIR

1 fatal

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #829200

KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,BLADE,UNGUARDED

EventKICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,BLADE,UNGUARDED Victims1

Employee's finger amputated by saw blade

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #823013

TRUSS,ROOF,SPLEEN,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,RIB,FALL,NECK,VERTEBRA

EventTRUSS,ROOF,SPLEEN,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,RIB,FALL,NECK,VERTEBRA Victims1

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #705236

BURN,TANK TRUCK,MEK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,LIGHTING FIXTURE,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,FALL

EventBURN,TANK TRUCK,MEK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,LIGHTING FIXTURE,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,FALL Victims1

Employee burned from ignition of flammable vapors

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14548390

BURN,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK

EventBURN,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK Victims2

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE BURNED TO DEATH

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14527956

FALL,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,WALKING BACKWARD,FLATBED TRUCK,HIP,PULMONARY EMBOLISM,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,TOWMOTOR

EventFALL,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,WALKING BACKWARD,FLATBED TRUCK,HIP,PULMONARY EMBOLISM,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,TOWMOTOR Victims1

Employee dies after fall from flatbed trailer

1 fatal

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1987-10-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14521520

HEAD,ROOF,COLLAPSE,CLEANING,FALL

EventHEAD,ROOF,COLLAPSE,CLEANING,FALL Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF TO CONCRETE SURFACE

1 fatal

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