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  • Summary: Supervisor at Used Clothing Processing Facility and Warehouse Dies When Struck by Falling Clothing Bales

    A warehouse worker died after a stack of clothing bales fell on her.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/18/2018 — 0 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Incidents Involving Dump Trucks

    In 2017, the dump truck service market size in the U.S. was valued at $18.3 billion and is expected to grow 13% by 2025. Due to their weight, increased stopping distance, elevated center of gravity, and high frequency of rollovers, motor vehicle accidents involving dump trucks pose significant risks to operators and passengers. From 2011-2016, there was an average of 340 fatal crashes involving dump trucks in the U.S. each year.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 12/12/2018 — 47 Views

  • Carpenter Severely Injured in 11-Foot Fall from Scaffold

    A 58-year-old journeyman carpenter fell headfirst 11 feet onto concrete and was severely injured when he was thrown from a Baker scaffold that tipped over. It was the first day on the job site for the victim and his coworker, an apprentice carpenter. The incident took place inside a roadway tunnel project.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/28/2018 — 0 Views

  • Carpenter Severely Injured in 11-Foot Fall from Scaffold Slideshow

    A 58-year-old journeyman carpenter fell headfirst 11 feet onto concrete and was severely injured when he was thrown from a Baker scaffold that tipped over. It was the first day on the job site for the victim and his coworker, an apprentice carpenter. The incident took place inside a roadway tunnel project.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/28/2018 — 0 Views

  • Laborer Severely Injured in 60-Foot Fall from Scissor Lift

    A 39-year-old construction laborer was severely injured when he fell 60 feet to the ground below. He fell through a gap between the scissor lift he was working from and the building when the deck extension platform of the scissor lift moved.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/21/2018 — 0 Views

  • Laborer Severely Injured in 60-Foot Fall from Scissor Lift Slideshow

    A 39-year old construction laborer was severely inuured when he fell 60 feet to the ground below. He fell through a gap between the scissor lift he was working from and the building when the deck extension platform of the scissor lift moved. The incident took place at job site where a new apartment building was being constructed. The victim had been working for the company for two years.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/21/2018 — 0 Views

  • 25-year-old roofer died from injuries sustained when he fell approximately 15 feet from a 10 in 12-pitch roof.

    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 — 11/17/2018 — 0 Views

  • A 23-Year-Old Worker Pulled into a Woodchipper on His First Day on the Job Case #: 16NY024

    FACE Report: Laborer dies on the job.
    New York — Case Report — 11/15/2018 — 6 Views

  • Dump Truck Operator Electrocuted After Truck Bed Contacts High Voltage Line

    On June 22, 2018, a 61-year-old dump truck owner-operator was transporting crushed rock to fill a sinkhole, when he raised the bed of the dump truck and contacted high voltage power lines, resulting in a rear tire catching fire. As the dump truck operator attempted to exit the vehicle, he stepped off the metal running board while holding onto the side of the truck, and was electrocuted.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/12/2018 — 45 Views

  • Operator Crushed in Processor Head

    In the summer of 2018 in Oregon, a processor operator with ten years of experience died when the delimbing arms and feed rolls of the processor head he was repairing closed suddenly, crushing him.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/8/2018 — 0 Views
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