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1987-02-25T00:00:00 ·Summary #14382139

TOWER CRANE,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,FALL,VERTEBRA

EventTOWER CRANE,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,FALL,VERTEBRA Victims1

Employee suffers crushed vertebra in fall with crane load

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #735480

WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD

EventWORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD Victims1

Employee killed when struck by falling pipe

1 fatal

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #734897

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,INHALATION,NITROUS OXIDE

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,INHALATION,NITROUS OXIDE Victims1

Employee dies after intentionally inhaling nitrous oxide

1 fatal

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #734301

CLEANING

EventCLEANING Victims1

Twenty-two-year-old employee dies of natural causes

1 fatal

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #691733

CLEARANCE,HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,WELDER,LACERATION,SKULL,INATTENTION

EventCLEARANCE,HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,WELDER,LACERATION,SKULL,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee's skull lacerated after striking head on gauge

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #14570931

ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,PPE,BURN,ELECTRICIAN,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL FAULT,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E PTD

EventELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,PPE,BURN,ELECTRICIAN,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL FAULT,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E PTD Victims4

BURNS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN EQUIPMENT

Multi-victim

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #14512321

CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER

EventCRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER Victims1

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED AND KILLED BY FALLING TREE

1 fatal

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1987-02-24T00:00:00 ·Summary #14201446

FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,FINGER,WORK RULES,THUMB,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,HAND,PRESS

EventFRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,FINGER,WORK RULES,THUMB,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,HAND,PRESS Victims1

EMPLOYEE'S HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN ROLLERS

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1987-02-23T13:13:00 ·Summary #14238992

HIGH WIND,INSTALLING,ROOF,MOBILE HOME,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE

EventHIGH WIND,INSTALLING,ROOF,MOBILE HOME,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL FROM MOBILE HOME ROOF

1 fatal

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1987-02-23T12:45:00 ·Summary #689919

STAIR,SHOULDER,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,ABRASION,FALL,CONTUSION

EventSTAIR,SHOULDER,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,ABRASION,FALL,CONTUSION Victims3

EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STAIRWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED

Multi-victim

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #824045

FRACTURE,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,TRAIN,COMMUNICATION,LEG,POOR VISIBILITY

EventFRACTURE,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,TRAIN,COMMUNICATION,LEG,POOR VISIBILITY Victims1

Employee injured when struck by a train

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #735092

WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,BRAIN

EventWORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,BRAIN Victims1

Employee injured when caught between bag and conveyor

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #710004

WORK RULES,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ARM

EventWORK RULES,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ARM Victims1

Employee's arm crushed when caught by roller

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #14549729

SKYLIGHT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION

EventSKYLIGHT,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION Victims1

EMPLOYEE FELL 65 FEET THROUGH SKYLIGHT, WAS KILLED

1 fatal

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #14369433

HEAD,DEMOLITION,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventHEAD,DEMOLITION,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE BLOCK,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF FALLING CONCRETE

1 fatal

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #14342919

WORK RULES,CRUSHED,SHIP,RUN OVER,INATTENTION

EventWORK RULES,CRUSHED,SHIP,RUN OVER,INATTENTION Victims1

MARITIME EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY VEHICLE

1 fatal

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1987-02-23T00:00:00 ·Summary #14341234

CPR,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,VALVE,CHEMICAL BURN,INATTENTION,HYDROCHLORIC ACID,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

EventCPR,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,VALVE,CHEMICAL BURN,INATTENTION,HYDROCHLORIC ACID,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Victims2

Employee killed when sprayed with hydrochloric acid

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1987-02-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #824037

FINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,LACERATION,MECH MALFUNCTION

EventFINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,LACERATION,MECH MALFUNCTION Victims1

Employee's fingers crushed in molding machine

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1987-02-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #14563167

MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,BACK,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,BLADE,LEG

EventMAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,BACK,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,BLADE,LEG Victims1

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER BULLDOZER BLADE

1 fatal

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1987-02-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #14539977

MAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGED MATERIAL,BURIED

EventMAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGED MATERIAL,BURIED Victims1

Employee dies of suffocation in sawdust bin

1 fatal

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1987-02-22T00:00:00 ·Summary #1001684

AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,FINGER,GRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,INATTENTION

EventAMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,FINGER,GRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,INATTENTION Victims1

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED BY GRAIN AUGER

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1987-02-21T00:00:00 ·Summary #14478184

CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALL,TRACTOR

EventCHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALL,TRACTOR Victims1

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED; PINNED BETWEEN TRACTOR AND SNOW BANK

1 fatal

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1987-02-20T13:45:00 ·Summary #14461115

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,ELECTROCUTED,HARVESTER,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E AG

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,ELECTROCUTED,HARVESTER,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E AG Victims3

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU HARVESTER

2 fatal Multi-victim

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1987-02-20T13:15:00 ·Summary #14485015

BURN,CONFINED SPACE,PROPANE TORCH,TORCH,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PROPANE,FACE,HAND

EventBURN,CONFINED SPACE,PROPANE TORCH,TORCH,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PROPANE,FACE,HAND Victims1

EMPLOYEE BURNED IN CONFINED SPACE PROPANE EXPLOSION

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1987-02-20T12:03:00 ·Summary #14225122

DEMOLITION,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SLING,CRANE

EventDEMOLITION,WORK RULES,BROKEN CABLE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SLING,CRANE Victims1

CRANE OPERATOR CRUSHED BETWEEN CRANE AND FALLING LOAD

1 fatal

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