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  • Truck Driver Dies When Tractor-Trailer Overturns After Leaving Road (12KY011)

    In the early morning hours of a spring day around 5:45 a.m., a 55-year-old male truck driver was driving south on an interstate transporting sheet metal. It is unknown how long he had been driving when he exited from the highway, traveled partially up the ramp, and struck the left side guard rail. The truck left the road, traveled down an embankment and overturned onto its roof. A passing motorist called emergency medical services. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/14/2013 — 31 Views
  • Bulldozer Operator Caught Between Track and Fender

    FACE Fatality Narrative about a bulldozer operator who was killed when he got caught between the fender and the track of the bulldozer. OPerator was trying to enter back into the dozer, when he accidentally hit the transmission shift lever with his elbow, his foot got caught in the track, pulling him into the fender. Operator did not set parking brake when getting out of the dozer.
    Washington — Case Report — 5/8/2013 — 0 Views
  • Bulldozer Operator Caught Between Track and Fender slideshow

    Washington FACE Fatality Narrative Slideshow: Bulldozer Operator Caught Between Track and Fender. On February 4, 2010, a 68-year-old construction site supervisor and heavy equipment operator was fatally injured when he was crushed between a bulldozer's track and fender.
    Washington — Case Report — 5/8/2013 — 4 Views
  • Orchard Laborer Crushed Between Grader and Semi-Truck

    Fatality Narrative surrounding an orchard laborer who was crushed between a motor grader and a semi-truck. The orchard laborer was working with co-worker to try to tow the semi-truck.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/26/2013 — 0 Views
  • Timber Cutter Killed after Walking Under a Standing Cut Up Tree

    Washington FACE Logging Injury Alert: Timber Cutter Killed after Walking Under a Standing Cut Up Tree. In October 2010, a 55-year-old timber cutter with more than 30 years of experience was killed when a 10-inch hemlock tree fell on him.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/26/2013 — 0 Views
  • Timber Cutter Killed after Walking Under a Standing Cut Up Tree

    Logging Injury Alert: Fatal incident involving a timber cutter who walked under a cut-up tree, and the tree fell on the victim crushing him.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/26/2013 — 0 Views
  • Orchard Laborer Crushed Between Grader and Semi-Truck

    Washington FACE Fatality Narrative Slideshow: Orchard Laborer Crushed Between Grader and Semi-Truck. On September 27, 2009, a 38-year-old apple orchard laborer died when he was crushed between a road grader and a semi-truck.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/26/2013 — 4 Views
  • Motorized Carriages Involved in a Fatality and a Serious Hand Injury

    Washington FACE Logging Injury Alert: Motorized Carriages Involved in a Fatality and a Serious Hand Injury. A 48-year-old chaser, with over eight years of experience, was killed when he was struck in the head by a 1,200 pound motorized slack-pulling carriage.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/15/2013 — 0 Views
  • Motorized Carriages Involved in a Fatality and a Serious Hand Injury

    Logging Injury Alert describing one traumatic injury and one fatality that involved motoraized carriages.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/4/2013 — 0 Views
  • Workers Killed Due To Driver Distraction

    Haz Alert of the dangers of motor vehicle collision as a result of driver distraction.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/1/2013 — 31 Views
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