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  • Laborer Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury when Struck by Load Falling from Forklift Slideshow

    A 37-year-old laborer at a potato packing plant suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a piece of metal falling from a load being moved by a forklift.
    Washington — Other — 3/8/2018 — 0 Views

  • Base Machine Pulled Over by Steep Slope Machine

    In January of 2018, an operator had a near miss when he pulled over a base machine tethered to a steep slope machine (SSM). The operator had over 43 years of logging experience, including shovel logging, cutting, tower logging, and management.
    Washington — Other — 2/26/2018 — 0 Views

  • Construction Falls from Elevation

    SHARP Stats, Construction falls, fall from elevation, ladder fall, claim rates, workers' compensation claims
    Washington — Other — 2/26/2018 — 0 Views

  • Hazard Brief: Create and follow check-in procedures

    In February 2018, a logging company owner was marking off a safe area around a sinkhole on the road. He was walking on what he thought was solid ground when the ground gave way suddenly. He fell 15 feet down into the sinkhole. He spent nearly 24 hours trapped in the hole before he was found by a coworker the next morning. Fortunately, he was not injured and was rescued without incident.
    Washington — Other — 2/20/2018 — 0 Views

  • Base and Tail Hold Machines Can Create Hazards on Haul Roads

    Base machines and mechanical tail holds can leave holes in the road from digging buckets in or pushing dirt with blades. Turning tracked equipment can also create ruts or disturbed areas. The damaged road surface can create hazards for motor vehicles. A recent close call occurred when a hole left from a base machine in a haul road was not filled in sufficiently. The hole in the road from the bucket was soft. When a log truck drove over it, the front tire sank. More »
    Washington — Other — 2/16/2018 — 0 Views

  • Farm worker killed when UTV is hit by vehicle Slideshow (Spanish)

    In April 2016, a 35-year-old wheat farm worker was killed when a motor vehicle struck a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) that was operating on a state highway. On the day of the accident, the victim and another worker took their employer's UTV (also known as a side-by-side) to check for flooded farm fields.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 1 Views

  • Farm worker killed when UTV is hit by vehicle (Spanish)

    In April 2016, a 35-year-old wheat farm worker was killed when a motor vehicle struck a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) that was operating on a state highway. On the day of the accident, the victim and another worker took their employer's UTV (also known as a side-by-side) to check for flooded farm fields.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 0 Views

  • Skid Steer Loader Operator Crushed - Summary

    A 54-year-old skid steer loader operator died when he was pinned between the lift arms cross bar and the frame. The victim had 25 years' experience operating many types of equipment, including skid steer loaders. His employer was a site preparation subcontractor responsible for digging trenches for water pipes. He had been working at the job site for two weeks. On the day of the incident, the site foreman sent the victim and another worker to get a skid steer loader to backfill trenches.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 0 Views

  • Skid Steer Loader Operator Crushed

    A 54-year-old skid steer loader operator died when he was pinned between the lift arms cross bar and the frame. The victim had 25 years' experience operating many types of equipment, including skid steer loaders. His employer was a site preparation subcontractor responsible for digging trenches for water pipes. He had been working at the job site for two weeks. On the day of the incident, the site foreman sent the victim and another worker to get a skid steer loader to backfill trenches.
    Washington — Case Report — 2/15/2018 — 0 Views

  • Forklift Operator Dies When Crushed between Forklift Overhead Guard and Mast - Summary

    In May of 2012, a 61-year-old longshore worker operating a forklift died when he was crushed between a forklift's mast and the operator cab overhead guard. The incident occurred when he left the forklift operator's seat and climbed over the operator's console and stood on the dash between the mast and the overhead guard so that he could presumably look into a bin elevated on the forklift's forks. He did not turn off the forklift engine. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 2/14/2018 — 0 Views
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