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  • 33-year-old male landscape worker drowned when the Toro Z Master riding lawnmower he was using to cut grass on a 24- to 27- degree culvert slope overturned into a water-filled ditch.

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 4/21/2011 — 0 Views

  • 18-year-old and 17-year-old Hispanic male farm hands were asphyxiated in a 3000 gallon polyethylene feed tank contained fermented feed material.

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 4/21/2011 — 0 Views

  • Semi Truck Driver Falls Asleep While Driving, Crashes and Dies (11KY009)

    A 56 year-old male long-haul semi-truck driver fell asleep while driving. It was approximately 4:15 AM and the driver was hauling a load of canned tomatoes. He was approximately 225 miles away from his destination driving in the right hand lane, on a four lane interstate traveling south, when he fell asleep. Upon falling asleep, the unit travelled to the right, across the rumble strip and the emergency lane, behind a guardrail, down an embankment and crashed into a grove of trees. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/20/2011 — 25 Views

  • Unguarded Conveyor Tears Ligament in Teen's Thumb

    Injured Young Worker Hazard Alert in which an 18-year-old farm laborer tore a ligament in his thumb when an unguarded conveyor chain caught his glove and shirt sleeve and pulled his hand into the conveyor.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/12/2011 — 4 Views

  • Ironworker Killed When Rebar Cage Collapses

    Summary of a fatal incident in which a 23-year-old ironworker died when the 30 ft rebar cage he was climbing to make adbjustments on collapsed.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/12/2011 — 0 Views

  • A Plumber Dies After the Collapse of a Trench Wall: Case Report 07NY033

    Report describing the factors leading to a death when a trench wall collapsed. Prevention recommendations are described
    New York — Case Report — 4/9/2011 — 6 Views

  • 47-year-old male automobile loader died while installing the second of two bridge plates between two railroad cars.

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 4/7/2011 — 0 Views

  • Solar Panel Installer Falls Off Roof! - Spanish

    ¡Instalador de paneles solares muere al caerse de un techo!The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA FACE) conducts research-oriented investigations into workplace fatalities in an effort to develop and disseminate recommendations to prevent similar incidents. This fact sheet was produced to warn workers of the potential hazards of working with solar panels on sloped roofs.
    California — Brochure — 4/1/2011 — 2 Views

  • Drilling Overhead; Ways to Make a Tough Job Easier.

    Brochure from HESIS ergonomic series provides information on the causes and symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries and recommendations for injury prevention, including guidance for implementing practical solutions.
    California — Brochure — 3/23/2011 — 4 Views

  • Prevent Injuries while Traveling Across the Snowmaking Area - Poster

    Training card describing how to prevent injuries while traveling around the mountain during snowmaking activities.
    New York — Other — 3/11/2011 — 6 Views
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