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  • 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

  • Survey of Industrial Timberland Owners Regarding the Washington State Logger Safety Initiative, Spring 2015

    The Washington State Logger Safety Initiative (LSI) is designed to improve safety and enhance a positive safety culture in logging. We surveyed industrial timberland owners to capture landowner involvement in contract logger safety. Nine responses were obtained. Survey responses were obtained during April and May 2015 and evaluated for themes by the primary author. The survey was not intended to evaluate compliance with the LSI landowner program requirements.
    Washington — Technical Report — 9/1/2015 — 4 Views

  • Rigging Slinger Killed When Struck in Head by Hung-up Log

    In November 2014, a 25-year-old rigging slinger died after he was struck in the head by a log that swung while being yarded.
    Washington — Other — 8/28/2015 — 0 Views

  • Lathe Operator Died When His Shirt Was Entangled on a 1 7/8-inch Piece of 1-inch Diameter Bar Stock

    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). More »
    Michigan — Technical Report — 8/25/2015 — 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

  • Palm Tree Worker Suffocated by Palm Fronds – Another Death in California

    NIOSH Science Blog post regarding the continuing problem of fatalities among workers trimming palm trees. Highlights the causes, prevention measures, and additional resources.
    California — Other — 8/24/2015 — 2 Views

  • Safety Hazard Alert: Hydrofluoric acid causes burn, amputation and death. Attention! Car wash, truck wash, auto detailers and truck drivers

    Exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid in car and truck wash products can lead to burns, amputations and death.
    Washington — Other — 8/20/2015 — 4 Views

  • Safety Hazard Alert: Hydrofluoric acid causes burn, amputation and death. Attention! Car wash, truck wash, auto detailers and truck drivers - SPANISH

    Exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid in car and truck wash products can lead to burns, amputations and death - SPANISH
    Washington — Other — 8/20/2015 — 4 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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