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  • Orchard Tractor Operator Dies when Run Over by Trailer-Mounted Water Tank Towed by Tractor summary

    In October of 2008, a 43-year-old male, Hispanic, foreign-born apple orchard tractor operator died when he was run over by the wheels of a water tank trailer. On the day of the incident during the harvest, he was performing one of his normal job tasks. This task involved the operation of a tractor pulling a trailer-mounted, stainless steel 1,000 gallon capacity water tank to dampen the orchard's compacted dirt and gravel roads to suppress dust while the apple pickers were working.
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Timber Harvester Operator Killed Following a Chain Shot Incident

    On August 12, 2010, a 47-year-old timber harvester operator, employed by a logging company, was fatally injured when he was struck in the neck by a broken saw chain link while processing a Douglas-fir tree and the cutting chain experienced chain shot. Chain shot is the high velocity separation and ejection of a piece or pieces of cutting chain from the end of a broken chain.
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Equipment Hazards Frequently Found During DOSH Consultation Visits, January–April 2017

    Equipment in poor condition can cause injury!
    Washington — Other — 8/3/2017 — 0 Views

  • Hazard: Unstable Logs on Loads

    Logs not contained in the stakes can roll off and strike drivers wrapping the load.
    Washington — Other — 8/2/2017 — 0 Views

  • Hazard: Skyline Hung Through Standing Timber

    WAC 296-54-577(4) Employees must be in the clear of logs, root wads, chunks, hazardous trees, rolling material and rigging before the go-ahead signal is given and must stay in the clear until all rigging movement has stopped.
    Washington — Other — 8/2/2017 — 0 Views

  • OHW: Valley Fever Awareness Month - Outdoor Workers at Risk

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch, July 2017 edition focuses on the risks outdoor workers face in contracting Valley Fever and how to prevent exposure.
    California — Newsletter — 7/25/2017 — 5 Views

  • Timber Faller Perspectives on Tethered Logging Operations

    Timber falling in the Pacific Northwest is undergoing a radical transformation. Tethered or winch-assisted machines are being introduced to fall timber on steep slopes. To better understand the potential impact of tethered logging operations on logging safety, a Safety and Health Specialist from the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program interviewed five owners of Washington State timber falling companies.
    Washington — Technical Report — 7/20/2017 — 0 Views

  • Timber Cutter Struck by Maple Limb

    In March 2014, a falling maple limb struck and killed a 65-year-old timber cutter. The cutter and his employer, the owner of a logging company, were working at a logging site. The ground was flat and the day was rainy. The cutter was falling timber and the owner was operating a log loader to push trees over as the cutter was sawing them.
    Washington — Other — 7/20/2017 — 0 Views

  • Equipment Hazards Frequently Found During DOSH Consultation Visits, January–April 2017

    Equipment in poor condition can cause injury!
    Washington — Other — 7/13/2017 — 0 Views

  • 70-year-old farm worker died when he and the unsecured manlift basket he was working from fell approximately 20 feet to a concrete floor.

    MIFACE is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Case Report — 7/5/2017 — 0 Views
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