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  • Truck Driver Dies after Being Struck by Semi-Trailer Truck In Trailer Lot of Customer Yard

    In February of 2011, a 39-year-old truck driver working outside his semi-trailer truck died when he was struck and crushed against his trailer by a semi-trailer truck that swung wide as it pulled out of an adjacent parking stall. The victim was employed by a general freight trucking company that transports refrigerated goods. He had 10 years' experience driving semi-trailer trucks.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/16/2015 — 0 Views

  • Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks: Acute Occupational Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury - United States, 2007-2010.

    This article summarizes acute occupational pesticide exposures in the United States over a four year period.
    Louisiana — Case Report — 10/23/2015 — 7 Views

  • Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks: Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Employed Adults - United States, 1994-2012.

    This article summarizes elevated blood lead levels among employed adults in the United States.
    Louisiana — Case Report — 10/23/2015 — 7 Views

  • Granite Installation Company Owner Struck by Falling Granite Slab 15KY020

    On Thursday, May 14, 2015, a clear and windy spring morning, a male company owner and a male forklift operator were unloading slabs of granite from a delivery truck. The forklift operator was unloading the slabs with a forklift equipped with a boom and a clamp designed to move the granite. The owner (victim) walked by the forklift to the area where the granite was to be stored. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 10/6/2015 — 38 Views

  • Temporary Electrician Helper Steps into Unguarded Elevator Shaft and Dies 14KY039

    July 16, 2014, a 34-year-old temporary electrician helper was laying out light fixtures to be installed in a commercial construction project when he stepped into an unguarded elevator shaft and fell 13 feet and 8 inches to his death. At approximately 5:00 pm, two sub-contracted painters were looking for empty buckets and found the victim at the bottom of the elevator shaft. It was unclear how long he had been there. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/28/2015 — 31 Views

  • Semi-Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed while Adjusting Tandems 14KY064

    On October 30, 2014, at approximately 7:00 am, a semi-truck driver and fellow team driver parked in a chain restaurant parking lot to make their delivery, unloaded their product, and were adjusting the tandems on the trailer. The team driver placed himself near the tandems while the semi-truck driver climbed into the truck cab to rock the truck so that the tandems would slide into place. The team driver was found with his head pinned between the tire and the bottom of the trailer
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/2/2015 — 33 Views

  • 59-year-old excavating company owner died in a trench collapse.

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
    Michigan — Case Report — 9/1/2015 — 0 Views

  • Production Supervisor Falls 19.5 Feet through a Metal Roof and Dies 14KY048

    On August 7, 2014, a 52-year-old supervisor at a graphite manufacturing plant and another employee walked to the outside second floor area between a warehouse and the main plant to troubleshoot a problem occurring in one of the blending procedures. They climbed through the guard rails onto a catwalk, then out onto a second story flat metal roof to access the pneumatic feed system. The supervisor disconnected the conveyance line and checked for clogs. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/24/2015 — 31 Views

  • 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

  • 42-year-old county road commission foreman died when he was run over by a Cat Model 140M2 road grader.

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
    Michigan — Case Report — 8/17/2015 — 0 Views
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