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  • Skid Steer Loader Operator Crushed - Summary

    A 54-year-old skid steer loader operator died when he was pinned between the lift arms cross bar and the frame. The victim had 25 years' experience operating many types of equipment, including skid steer loaders. His employer was a site preparation subcontractor responsible for digging trenches for water pipes. He had been working at the job site for two weeks. On the day of the incident, the site foreman sent the victim and another worker to get a skid steer loader to backfill trenches.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 0 Views

  • Skid Steer Loader Operator Crushed

    A 54-year-old skid steer loader operator died when he was pinned between the lift arms cross bar and the frame. The victim had 25 years' experience operating many types of equipment, including skid steer loaders. His employer was a site preparation subcontractor responsible for digging trenches for water pipes. He had been working at the job site for two weeks. On the day of the incident, the site foreman sent the victim and another worker to get a skid steer loader to backfill trenches.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 0 Views

  • Recommendations for Follow-up Blood Lead Level (BLL) Testing in Pregnant and Lactating Women

    Information about lead testing for pregnant and lactating women.
    New York — Multi-Media — 2/15/2018 — 17 Views

  • Forklift Operator Dies When Crushed between Forklift Overhead Guard and Mast - Summary

    In May of 2012, a 61-year-old longshore worker operating a forklift died when he was crushed between a forklift's mast and the operator cab overhead guard. The incident occurred when he left the forklift operator's seat and climbed over the operator's console and stood on the dash between the mast and the overhead guard so that he could presumably look into a bin elevated on the forklift's forks. He did not turn off the forklift engine. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views

  • A 19-Year-Old Landscape Laborer Dies When Entangled in Auger after Entering the Hopper of a Bark Blower Truck - Summary

    In July of 2014, a 19-year-old landscape laborer died after entering the hopper of a bark blower truck and becoming entangled in its rotating auger system. The victim was employed by a supplier of commercial and residential bark, mulch, and other landscaping materials. The day of the incident was his second day on the job. He had no prior experience in the landscaping industry.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views

  • Orchard Tractor Operator Dies When Run Over by Rotary Mower After Falling From Tractor - Summary

    In April of 2013, an orchard worker died when he was run over by a rotary mower after he fell from the tractor it was attached to. The victim was using the tractor and mower attachment to cut the grass between rows of pear trees. The incident was not witnessed, but investigators believe that it is most probable that he fell when he attempted to dismount the tractor to retrieve his hat that may have been knocked off by a low hanging branch. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views

  • Bark Company Owner Dies After Being Crushed By Ecology Block Wall - Summary

    In July of 2016, the 70-year-old owner of a bark and wood wholesale and retail company died from surgical complications resulting from injuries he sustained when a wall being constructed from concrete "ecology blocks" collapsed, and a 3600lb. block fell onto him, crushing his legs.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views

  • School Vacation Work Hours for MA Teens

    Wokplace health and safety blog.
    Massachusetts — Multi-Media — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views

  • Cal/OSHA's Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standards and Local Health Departments

    Guidance on key provisions of California aerosol transmissible disease (ATD) standards that affect local health departments (LHDs) with information on how the ATD standards address or reinforce the roles and responsibilities of local health officers in communicable disease prevention and control in the community.
    California — Technical Report — 2/5/2018 — 18 Views

  • Acute Illnesses and Injuries Related to Total Release Foggers — 10 States, 2007–2015

    MMWR report on study of Total Release Fogger (TRF) pesticides. During 2007–2015, a total of 3,222 acute TRF-related cases were identified from 10 states participating in the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk (SENSOR)–Pesticides program, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation program, and poison control centers in Florida, Texas, and Washington.
    California — Journal Article — 2/2/2018 — 17 Views
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