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  • Cell Tower Technician Dies after Antenna Array Falls and Decapitates Him 14KY032

    On July 2, 2014, at approximately 2:15 pm, a 28-year-old tower technician and father of three was 242 feet in the air on a cellular tower performing maintenance. His task was to upgrade and replace 3 antenna arrays or “booms” that weighed approximately 1800 lbs. each. The victim was on the load-bearing side of the tower while another employee was on the opposite side, 25 feet below the victim. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/17/2015 — 33 Views

  • A golf course maintenance worker drowns when he falls from a boat

    Fact sheet based on CA FACE Program fatality investigations; highlights hazardous conditions and preventive measures.
    California — Brochure — 8/17/2015 — 2 Views

  • A golf course maintenance worker drowns when he falls from a boat - Spanish

    Un trabajador de mantenimiento de un campo de golf se ahoga al caer de una barca. Fact sheet based on CA FACE Program fatality investigations; highlights hazardous conditions and preventive measures.
    California — Brochure — 8/17/2015 — 2 Views

  • Lake maintenance worker drowns while removing weeds from a golf course lake

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 8/12/2015 — 2 Views

  • Floorhand dies when he falls off a well servicing rig

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 8/12/2015 — 2 Views

  • Firefighter is Electrocuted After Contacting Overhead Power Line14KY049

    On August 21, 2014, four firefighters arrived at a local university to assist in a national disease fundraising event. After debating where to set up their tower truck, the firefighters parked the tower truck close to a hydrant and two drains to protect landscape and provide drainage. Overhead power lines were present at all locations discussed. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/12/2015 — 32 Views

  • 2014 Annual Report: Summary of Occupational Disease Reports to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

    Annual report 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 Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 8/11/2015 — 6 Views

  • Tailgate Training: Preventing Valley Fever in Wildland Firefighters

    Training guide describes how exposure occurs, symptoms and potential health effects of exposure, and ways to minimize exposure on the job.
    California — Brochure — 8/10/2015 — 5 Views

  • Healthy Body, Healthy Lungs-What Salon Workers Need to Know About Their Risk for Work-Related Asthma, July 2015

    Fact Sheet on respiratory hazards in the salon environment - including nails and hair
    New Hampshire — Brochure — 8/7/2015 — 6 Views

  • OHW: Preventing Worker Drownings

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health. August 2015 edition is about the California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program's digital story about a worker who drowned doing lake maintenance at a golf course; the video highlights strategies to prevent similar incidents in the future.
    California — Newsletter — 8/1/2015 — 5 Views
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