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  • Apple Orchard Worker Dies When Tractor Rolls Over

    A 22-year-old tractor operator at an apple orchard died when his tractor rolled over. He was employed at the orchard for just over a year. His duties included tractor operation, spraying pesticides, mowing grass, and various other farming tasks.
    Washington — Case Report — 9/21/2023 — 4 Views

  • Occupational toxic inhalation of carbon monoxide among Washington workers, 2017 – 2022

    Carbon monoxide (CO) is a well-known and common workplace hazard, particularly in the agriculture and construction industries [1,2]. Two previous analyses of occupational CO exposure in Washington showed that propane-powered forklifts in agricultural cold storage warehouses were a predominant source of CO poisoning for the period 1994-2005 [1,2]. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 9/21/2023 — 15 Views

  • Pierna de trabajador queda atrapada en cinta transportadora sobrecargada

    Una tarde a finales del verano, un joven trabajador estaba vigilando el vaciado de una carga de papas de un semirremolque a una cinta transportadora elevadora móvil en una planta de procesamiento de papas. Llevaba dos meses trabajando en la planta. El conductor del camión solía pararse en la parte trasera del vehículo mientras cargaban las papas en la cinta transportadora, pero ese día caminó de un lado del vehículo al otro, desde donde ya no podía ver al trabajador.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/30/2023 — 4 Views

  • Capataz cae 17 pies desde el borde delantero de la cubierta del techo slideshow

    Un capataz de construcción de 59 años murió después de caer desde el borde delantero de la cubierta de un techo. El capataz trabajó para su empleador, una empresa de administración de bienes residenciales y comerciales, durante ocho meses. Sus tareas incluían dirigir cuadrillas de trabajo, carpintería básica, cimbas, revestimiento con láminas y acabado de tablas de forro.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/24/2023 — 4 Views

  • Capataz cae 17 pies desde el borde delantero de la cubierta del techo

    Un capataz de construcción de 59 años murió después de caer desde el borde delantero de la cubierta de un techo. El capataz trabajó para su empleador, una empresa de administración de bienes residenciales y comerciales, durante ocho meses. Sus tareas incluían dirigir cuadrillas de trabajo, carpintería básica, cimbas, revestimiento con láminas y acabado de tablas de forro.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/24/2023 — 4 Views

  • Foreman Falls 17 Feet from Leading Edge of Roof Deck slideshow

    A 59-year-old construction foreman died after falling from the leading edge of a roof deck. He worked for his employer, a residential and commercial property management company, for eight months. His duties included leading work crews, basic carpentry, framing, sheeting, and siding.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/24/2023 — 4 Views

  • Foreman Falls 17 Feet from Leading Edge of Roof Deck

    A 59-year-old construction foreman died after falling from the leading edge of a roof deck. He worked for his employer, a residential and commercial property management company, for eight months. His duties included leading work crews, basic carpentry, framing, sheeting, and siding.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/24/2023 — 4 Views

  • Research Findings: Heat-Related Illness and Ambient Temperature Trends

    Occupational heat-related illness in Washington State: A descriptive study of day of illness and prior day ambient temperatures among cases and clusters, 2006-2021
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2023 — 4 Views

  • Worker Hospitalization Alert: Worker’s Leg Caught In Overloaded Conveyor

    One late summer afternoon, a young worker was monitoring a load of potatoes being emptied from a semi-truck onto a mobile elevator conveyor at a potato processing plant. He had been working at the plant for about two months. The truck driver usually stood at the back of the truck as the potatoes were loaded onto the conveyor, but on this day he walked around to the other side of his truck, where he could no longer see the worker.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/4/2023 — 4 Views

  • Observador pierde las puntas de los dedos de la mano en el acoplador rápido de la excavadora slideshow

    Un trabajador de 20 años perdió las puntas de tres dedos de la mano derecha cuando falló un acoplador rápido conectado al cangilón de una excavadora. Llevaba cinco meses trabajando con su empleador como persona en tierra.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/3/2023 — 4 Views
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