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  • Crane Operator Dies after Falling From Crane Turntable Deck in Washington State summary

    In July of 2010, a 61-year-old male crane operator was fatally injured when he fell from a mobile hydraulic crane's turntable deck while attempting to dismount from the crane.
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Carpet Installer Dies after Falling 32 Feet at a Commercial Jobsite summary

    On November 12, 2009 a 45-year-old carpet installer was fatally injured when he fell 32 feet from a window striking his head on the concrete sidewalk below. The victim and a coworker were installing carpet in a commercial building that was under construction.
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Machinist Dies After Being Struck by Rotating Steel Bar Stock in Lathe in Washington State summary

    On January 29, 2010, a 27-year-old machinist was fatally injured when he was struck by a piece of round stainless steel bar stock that he was machining in a computer numerical control (CNC) lathe. According to the general manager, the victim was machining washers from the round bar stock for a gill net reel frame. He had placed a 6 foot piece of the bar stock into HAAS TL-3W model lathe. More »
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Deck Engineer on Barge Dies When Struck by Crane Counterweight in Washington State summary

    In June of 2010, a 26-year-old female deck engineer died when she was struck by the counterweight of a barge mounted crane/derrick. The deck engineer (victim) and a crane operator, both employees of a marine construction company, were working from a crane/derrick barge in support of a crew working at a job site on a project to replace pilings underneath a pier. The project involved having divers in the water and workers in small boats taking out the old pilings and replacing them with new ones. More »
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • 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

  • Truck Driver Dies after being Run Over by Propane Transport Rolling Backward at Bulk Plant summary

    In March of 2011, a 69-year-old propane transport driver died when his loaded cargo tank transport semi-trailer truck rolled backward and over him. The driver was employed by a farm supply cooperative which delivers bulk propane in cargo tank semi-trailer trucks, also known as propane transports.
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2017 — 0 Views

  • Forest Crew Worker Electrocuted While Trying to Cut Tree Fallen on High-Voltage Power Line summary

    In October 2012, a 22-year-old worker on an inmate forest work crew was electrocuted while using a chainsaw to cut into a tree that had fallen onto an 115,000-volt power transmission line.
    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 Alert- Farm- Related Machinery Entanglements in Michigan

    Hazard Alert from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. 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 — Other — 8/3/2017 — 0 Views
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