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On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator working as part of a crew trimming trees died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 5/28/2021 — 0 Views
On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 5/28/2021 — 0 Views
A truck cab has more uses than any other part of a truck. It serves as the vehicle's control center, an office for paperwork and phone calls, a break area to rest and eat, a shelter from bad weather and environmental conditions, and a storage space for work supplies and equipment. « Less
Washington — Other — 5/11/2021 — 1 Views
An experienced carpenter was standing on a mobile scaffold in a small mechanical room. He was sealing up insulation around a vent pipe in the ceiling. The 5-foot by 3-foot scaffold was raised to its maximum height of approximately six feet. The caster wheels on the scaffold were not locked. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 5/4/2021 — 1 Views
WA State Fund and Self-Insured Claims Established between Feb 26, 2020 and Mar 15, 2021 « Less
Washington — Other — 5/3/2021 — 1 Views
Workers' Compensation Claims for Exposure to and Disease from COVID-19 (May 2021) « Less
Washington — Other — 5/1/2021 — 1 Views
There are over 3 million workers in Washington State. Every year tens of thousands are injured or made ill on the job. These work-related injuries and illnesses have high human and economic costs, but can be prevented. Tracking these injuries and illnesses is the first step to understanding whether prevention methods are succeeding or need to be improved. « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 4/29/2021 — 1 Views
An experienced worker was spraying young and mature trees with a John Deere tractor towing a 250 gallon sprayer. He was driving the tractor down a hill alongside a row of saplings when the tires lost traction in the six-inch-tall wet grass, causing the tractor to skid. It slid approximately 50 feet down the hill before falling sideways and flipping over. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 4/20/2021 — 1 Views
Using a hydraulic floor jack the wrong way to lift a large truck or trailer can end in severely injuring or killing a technician working under the vehicle. Doing things the right way means starting with the jack manufacturer's safety instructions. « Less
Washington — Other — 4/6/2021 — 1 Views
Suicides at Work in Construction,* 2018-2020 « Less
Washington — Case Report — 4/2/2021 — 0 Views
