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  • Tree Trimmer Falls 25 Feet from Bucket Slideshow

    A 59-year-old experienced tree trimmer died after falling from an aerial bucket that got caught on a branch. He worked for his employer, a tree care service company, for 24 years as a trimmer and bucket operator.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/13/2024 — 4 Views

  • Tree Trimmer Falls 25 Feet from Bucket

    A 59-year-old experienced tree trimmer died after falling from an aerial bucket that got caught on a branch. He worked for his employer, a tree care service company, for 24 years as a trimmer and bucket operator.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/13/2024 — 4 Views

  • Peligro de hospitalización: Amputaciones por transportadoras de tornillo para granos

    Las transportadoras de tornillo para granos son peligrosas cuando no tienen los protectores apropiados. En años recientes, dos trabajadores sufrieron amputaciones de pie después de pararse sobre transportadoras de tornillos colocadas bajo el nivel del piso en plantas de manejo de granos de Washington. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 8/8/2024 — 4 Views

  • Hospitalization Hazard: Grain Auger Amputations

    Grain augers are dangerous when not properly guarded. In recent years, two workers suffered foot amputations after stepping into subfloor augers in Washington grain facilities. Injuries from augers are preventable! The powerful augers used to move grain pose a serious hazard to workers if necessary guards are not in place and safety precautions are not followed.
    Washington — Case Report — 7/26/2024 — 4 Views

  • Preventing Farm Worker ATV Crash Deaths

    Two orchard workers were killed in separate crashes involving all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Six more workers have died in ATV crashes in Washington since 2013. Another 106 were seriously injured over the same period. Across the nation, over 300 workers died and over 2000 were injured operating ATVs from 2003 to 2013. Around 60 percent of deaths were in agriculture, according to OSHA. ATV safety policies and proper training can prevent injuries and fatalities.
    Washington — Case Report — 3/4/2024 — 4 Views

  • Prevención de muertes de trabajadores agrícolas en colisiones de cuatrimotos

    Dos trabajadores de huertas murieron en colisiones distintas que involucraron cuatrimotos. Otros seis trabajadores han muerto en colisiones de cuatrimotos en Washington desde 2013. Otros 106 sufrieron lesiones graves en el mismo período. En todo el país, más de 300 trabajadores murieron y más de 2000 resultaron heridos al conducir cuatrimotos entre 2003 y 2013. Alrededor del 60 por ciento de las muertes ocurrieron en actividades agrícolas, de acuerdo con la OSHA. More »
    Washington — Other — 3/4/2024 — 4 Views

  • Barrendero aplastado en elevador de pacas de una prensa de heno

    Un barrendero de 59 años de edad murió cuando fue aplastado en un elevador de pacas de una prensa de heno. Trabajó durante tres años para su empleador, un exportador de heno y paja, en el turno nocturno, barriendo el piso de la planta de procesamiento de heno.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/21/2024 — 4 Views

  • Pierna del capataz aplastada en el eje de la toma de fuerza

    Un día, a fin del invierno alrededor del mediodía, un capataz de producción de tambo con experiencia estaba llenando los establos con camas de aserrín con un modelo de tractor más viejo con un remolque que lanza aserrín unido a la toma de fuerza del tractor (power takeoff, PTO, por sus siglas en inglés). El tractor y el remolque se usaban dos veces por semana, y solo para esta tarea.
    Washington — Case Report — 1/30/2024 — 4 Views

  • Worker Hospitalization Alert: Foreman’s Leg Crushed in Power Takeoff Shaft

    On a late winter day around noon, an experienced dairy foreman was filling barn stalls with sawdust bedding using an older model tractor with a sawdust throwing trailer attached to the tractor’s power takeoff (PTO). The tractor and trailer were used two days per week, and only for this task.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/28/2023 — 4 Views

  • Owner Crushed Loading Log Skidder on Lowboy Trailer slideshow

    A 52-year-old logging company owner was crushed while helping to load a log skidder onto a detachable lowboy trailer. He was a logger for much of his life and ran his own logging company for six years before his death.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/11/2023 — 4 Views
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