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1986-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14278261

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

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee killed in trench cave-in

1 fatal

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1986-03-07T00:00:00 ·Summary #14203715

BURN,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ROOF,ELECTRICAL,SHEET METAL,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ROOFER,ELECTRIC SHOCK

EventBURN,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ROOF,ELECTRICAL,SHEET METAL,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ROOFER,ELECTRIC SHOCK Victims2

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SHEET METAL

Multi-victim

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1986-03-06T10:10:00 ·Summary #14446447

ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED

EventROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED Victims1

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY COMPACTOR DURING ROAD BED CONSTRUCTION

1 fatal

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #993477

HEADACHE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,STORAGE ROOM,SPILL,CHEMICAL

EventHEADACHE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,STORAGE ROOM,SPILL,CHEMICAL Victims2

Two employees exposed during methyl methacrylate spill

Multi-victim

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #690750

GRINDER,KNIFE,AMPUTATED,UNSECURED,FINGER,WORK RULES

EventGRINDER,KNIFE,AMPUTATED,UNSECURED,FINGER,WORK RULES Victims1

THREE FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PLASTICS GRANULATOR

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14565725

ERECTION PROCESS,COLUMN,BEAM,INSTALLING,BUILDING,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL

EventERECTION PROCESS,COLUMN,BEAM,INSTALLING,BUILDING,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL Victims2

FALL FROM AN ELEVATION

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14565709

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,CRANE

EventOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CRANE BOOM,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,CRANE Victims1

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CRANE BOOM CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14519425

SHOULDER,HEART ATTACK,AUTOMOBILE,FALL

EventSHOULDER,HEART ATTACK,AUTOMOBILE,FALL Victims2

ONE EMPLOYEE HAD HEART ATTACK; ANOTHER FELL FROM AUTO

1 fatal Multi-victim

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14511604

HIGH WIND,WALL,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BRACE

EventHIGH WIND,WALL,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BRACE Victims2

WIND BLEW BUILDING FRAME OVER, INJURING EMPLOYEES

Multi-victim

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14484265

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN

EventWORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN Victims1

Employee killed in trench cave-in

1 fatal

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1986-03-06T00:00:00 ·Summary #14210173

FURNACE,RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,EXHAUST FUMES,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE

EventFURNACE,RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,EXHAUST FUMES,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE Victims64

64 EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO SMALL AMOUNTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE

Multi-victim

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14566103

MANHOLE COVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,MANHOLE,ANKLE,INATTENTION

EventMANHOLE COVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,MANHOLE,ANKLE,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee's ankles injured in fall into manhole

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14565675

AMPUTATED,GUARD,SAW,HAND,INATTENTION

EventAMPUTATED,GUARD,SAW,HAND,INATTENTION Victims1

HAND AMPUTATED BY SKILSAW

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14498612

BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,NATURAL GAS,RUPTURE,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK

EventBURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,NATURAL GAS,RUPTURE,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK Victims1

EMPLOYEE BURNED TO DEATH IN NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION & FIRE

1 fatal

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14486161

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SHIP,CARBON DIOXIDE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,INATTENTION

EventOXYGEN DEFICIENCY,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,SHIP,CARBON DIOXIDE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee dies of asphyxia in shipboard confined space

1 fatal

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14424394

WORK RULES,SHORING,BRACING,HIGH WIND,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,SCAFFOLD

EventWORK RULES,SHORING,BRACING,HIGH WIND,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE,SCAFFOLD Victims4

Three employees killed when scaffold collapses

3 fatal Multi-victim

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14320949

HEAD,STRUCK BY,FACE,FALLING OBJECT,LOST CONTROL,UNSTABLE POSITION

EventHEAD,STRUCK BY,FACE,FALLING OBJECT,LOST CONTROL,UNSTABLE POSITION Victims1

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING FIBERBOARD PANELS

1 fatal

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14299796

FRACTURE,SPINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING,WALKING BACKWARD,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION

EventFRACTURE,SPINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING,WALKING BACKWARD,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION Victims1

Employee fractures coccyx in 25 ft fall to mud

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14237580

SAFETY BLOCK,DIE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

EventSAFETY BLOCK,DIE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT Victims1

STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING POWER PRESS DIE

1 fatal

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1986-03-05T00:00:00 ·Summary #14225551

PRINTING PRESS,PRINTING,FINGER,LACERATION,SAFETY BAR,PRESS OPERATOR

EventPRINTING PRESS,PRINTING,FINGER,LACERATION,SAFETY BAR,PRESS OPERATOR Victims1

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTING PRESS

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1986-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #570879

BURN,REGULATOR VALVE,CYLINDER,GAS,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL,RESPIRATOR

EventBURN,REGULATOR VALVE,CYLINDER,GAS,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL,RESPIRATOR Victims10

TEN EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED AFTER EXPOSURE TO CHLORINE GAS

Multi-victim

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1986-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #14449227

FIREFIGHTER,BUILDING,FIRE,SMOKE,SMOKE INHALATION

EventFIREFIGHTER,BUILDING,FIRE,SMOKE,SMOKE INHALATION Victims10

FIREFIGHTERS SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION

Multi-victim

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1986-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #14312029

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION,LUMBER STACK,UNSTABLE LOAD

EventHEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION,LUMBER STACK,UNSTABLE LOAD Victims1

Employee's skull crushed by falling lumber

1 fatal

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1986-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #14297402

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,GUARD,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,HYDRAULIC PRESS,PRESS OPERATOR,HAND

EventMAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,GUARD,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,HYDRAULIC PRESS,PRESS OPERATOR,HAND Victims1

Employee's hands amputated in power press

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1986-03-04T00:00:00 ·Summary #14261945

FRACTURE,PERIMETER GUARDING,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

EventFRACTURE,PERIMETER GUARDING,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,ELEVATED WORK PLAT Victims1

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM UNGUARDED LOADING PLATFORM

1 fatal

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