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  • Construction worker dies when a full extended scissor lift falls over

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents
    California — Case Report — 2/3/2011 — 2 Views

  • Gardener dies when he falls out of a tree while trimming the branches

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents
    California — Case Report — 2/3/2011 — 2 Views

  • Floor Installer Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

    Summary of a fatal incident in which a 22-year-old floor installer died when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved over the center lane and collided with a truck.
    Washington — Case Report — 1/20/2011 — 0 Views

  • Parking Lot attendant Falls Three Stories Off Manlift

    Injured Young Worker Hazard Alert in which a 22-year-old parking lot attendant fractured three ribs, separated his shoulder, and punctured his lung after falling 30 feet from a manlift.
    Washington — Case Report — 1/18/2011 — 0 Views

  • Municipal Solid Waste Collector Dies after Falling from Solid Waste Vehicle Hopper Area (10KY006)

    On a spring day in 2010, a 41 year-old male, solid waste collector, was riding in the hopper area of a solid waste truck when he fell out and struck his head on the pavement. He was riding in the hopper area because the step he usually rode, located at the rear driver side, was broken. Another worker rode the rear step on the passenger side of the vehicle, and a third worker, the driver, drove. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 1/11/2011 — 25 Views

  • Land Surveyor Struck and Killed by Passenger Vehicle (09KY079)

    One late fall day in 2009, at approximately 3:30 PM, two land surveyors had completed surveying tasks for the day and were walking north, on opposites sides of a two-lane rural state highway. They were returning surveying equipment to the company truck. Surveyor 1, company owner, was walking with traffic on the east side of the road, in the grass, a few feet to the right of the pavement. Surveyor 2 was walking on the edge of the pavement on the west side of the road. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 1/11/2011 — 25 Views

  • Service Technician Working Alone Dies after being Assaulted (09KY078)

    One late fall evening in 2009, a 53 year-old male technician was working alone at a repair shop. At approximately 9:45 PM, the technician returned to the shop with his dinner from a nearby fast-food establishment. He spread his dinner on the workbench and began eating when apparently he was attacked from behind. His attacker used a knife and cut the technician’s carotid artery and jugular vein on the left side of his neck. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/30/2010 — 25 Views

  • 44-year-old male cabinet maker died when he was crushed by a load of loosely stacked lumber that fell from a powered industrial truck's forks.

    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 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 11/15/2010 — 0 Views

  • Orchard Laborer Caught in Tractor-Mounted Post Hole Digger

    Summary of fatal workplace incident in which a orchard laborer died after his jacket sleeve got caught in an unguarded, rotating PTO shaft.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/12/2010 — 0 Views

  • Crane Rigger Killed When Struck by Falling Crane Load

    Summary of a fatal incident in which a crane rigger died when the rigging straps on a crane failed and the load fell onto the rigger.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/5/2010 — 0 Views
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