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Hazard Alerts by Accident Type - Equipment Failure

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		Gear Reducer Hazard Keywords: gear, reducer, explosion, sawmill Industries: Wood & Paper Products Manufacturing Year: 2012 Alert #: 2012-07  View  Print PDF (73 KB)  Send
		Worker struck by load after articulating boom crane "two-blocks" Keywords: construction, boom, crane Industries: Construction Year: 2012 Alert #: Injury 2012-06  View  Print PDF (134 KB)  Send
		Scaffold falls, leaving worker suspended in air Keywords: construction, scaffold Industries: Construction Year: 2012 Alert #: Warning 2012-05  View  Print PDF (186 KB)  Send
		Ice jacking seriously damages roof anchors Keywords: roof, anchors, fall, protection Industries: Service, construction Year: 2011 Alert #: Warning 2011-08  View  Print PDF (199 KB)  Send
		Worker fatally crushed between parts of trailer Keywords: lowbed trailer, gooseneck, pinch points, crushed by Industries: Trucking Year: 2010 Alert #: Fatality 2010-09  View  Print PDF (117 KB)  Send
		Inspect cables on trailer reload hoists Keywords: forestry, cables, hoists, trailer Industries: Forestry, trucking Year: 2010 Alert #: Warning 2010-05  View  Print PDF (126 KB)  Send
		Load falls when braking system fails on side boom tractor Keywords: boom, tractor, pipe, pipeline, oil, gas, construction Industries: Oil and gas, construction Year: 2009 Alert #: Warning 2009-06  View  Print PDF (149 KB)  Send
		Incorrect use of monitoring equipment in confined spaces can endanger workers Keywords: confined, spaces, carbon, monoxide, toxic, gases, monitoring, equipment Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, construction, wood & paper products manufacturing, hospitality, oil & gas, diving, fishing, warehouse/large retail, other Year: 2009 Alert #: WS 2009-03 (Revised 2013)  View  Print PDF (162 KB)  Send
		Three workers injured when restaurant kettle explodes Keywords: restaurant, kettle, explosion Industries: Hospitality Year: 2008 Alert #: Injury 2008-27  View  Print PDF (250 KB)  Send
		Hazards involving automotive lifts Keywords: automotive, lifts, vehicle Industries: Other Year: 2004 Alert #: WS 04-05  View  Print PDF (81 KB)  Send
		Inspect and maintain jeep pins, connections, and slider mechanisms Keywords: jeep pin, slider mechanism, worn part, missing part Industries: Forestry Year: 2006 Alert #: WS 06-02  View  Print PDF (179 KB)  Send
		Inspection of Crane Hooks Keywords: crane hook, tower crane, hook assembly, threads Industries: construction Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-04  View  Print PDF (99 KB)  Send
		Check reversing mechanism on automatic garage doors Keywords: reversing, mechanism, garage door, closing, electric eye Industries: Agriculture, construction, health care, heavy equipment servicing, hospitality, manufacturing, oil and gas, performing arts and film, trucking, warehouse/large retail, wood and paper products manufacturing, other Year: 2005 Alert #: Fatality 05-02  View  Print PDF (112 KB)  Send
		Broken chain drive link penetrates protective window, striking feller processor operator Keywords: saw, chain, windshield, operator cab Industries: Forestry - Logging Year: 2004 Alert #: 2004 NOA 596  View  Print PDF (252 KB)  Send
		Abrasive wheel on grinder breaks, killing worker Keywords: abrasive, wheel, grinder, break, piece, cut, angle, rpm, guard, fatal Industries: Construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2004 Alert #: Fatality 04-15  View  Print PDF (132 KB)  Send
		Scissor Lift Hazard Keywords: scissor, lift Industries: Construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2003 Alert #: WS 03-05  View  Print PDF (107 KB)  Send
		Log truck runs away on hill, killing driver Keywords: log, truck, steep, brakes Industries: Forestry - Log Hauling Year: 2003 Alert #: 2003NOA399  View  Print PDF (666 KB)  Send
		Worker crushed to death between tractor canopy and backhoe Keywords: worker, crushed, backhoe, canopy, digging, maintenance Industries: Agriculture Year: 2003 Alert #: Fatality 03-01  View  Print PDF (128 KB)  Send
		Worker pinned underneath heavy mining equipment Keywords: worker, pinned, heavy mining equipment, tires, scooptram, air jack, hydraulic jack Industries: Heavy Equipment Servicing Year: 2003 Alert #: Injury 03-15  View  Print PDF (130 KB)  Send
		Articulating Boom Crane Hazard Keywords: boom, truck, crane, articulating, load rating Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: WS 02-01  View  Print PDF (156 KB)  Send
		Crane load block drops on work platform, killing worker Keywords: crane, load block, work platform, steel caisson, trial lift Industries: Construction, pile driving, heavy construction, blasting Year: 2002 Alert #: Fatality 02-08  View  Print PDF (158 KB)  Send
		Improper chain used in overhead rigging kills commercial fisher Keywords: longline vessel, hydraulic winch controls, jib boom, galvanized chain, failed, rated capacities Industries: Fishing Year: 2001 Alert #: Fatality 01-15  View  Print PDF (142 KB)  Send
		Test your chain brake at least once per shift Keywords: chain saw brake, defective, unacceptable wear, contamination, brake mechanism, inspect Industries: Forestry Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-07  View  Print PDF (142 KB)  Send
		Never work under unsecured loads Keywords: landscaper, crushed by, raised box, dumping-trailer, hydraulic fitting, overtightening Industries: Landscaping; Construction; other Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-09  View  Print PDF (454 KB)  Send
		Baling Machines --- Always use proper replacement parts Keywords: cardboard baling machine, platen, separated from coupling, regular inspection and maintenance, recommended replacement parts Industries: Transportation/ warehouse/large retail Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-08  View  Print PDF (162 KB)  Send
		Prevent hoist line failure Keywords: derrickman, hoist line failure, flag, drill line, visual reference, upper travel limit device Industries: Oil and gas Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-34  View  Print PDF (94 KB)  Send
		Replace damaged hoses Keywords: bulldozer operator, hydraulic hose, rupture, burn injuries, flammable polyester clothing Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-31  View  Print PDF (353 KB)  Send
		Check braking systems Keywords: logging truck, steep grade, braking system, rolled downhill, equipment failure Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-19  View  Print PDF (198 KB)  Send
		Boom drops on workers Keywords: truck driver, firm owner, suspended boom, joint fitting, collapsing Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-13  View  Print PDF (99 KB)  Send
		Concrete Delivery Truck - Water Tank Explosion Keywords: pressurized water tank, concrete delivery truck, exploded, pressure-relief valve, pressure gauge, log book, maintenance Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Hazard Alert 93-01  View  Print PDF (126 KB)  Send
		Apprentice Electrician Fatality Keywords: aerial bucket truck, nut threads, failure, free fall, unauthorized modification, safety belt, non-destructive testing Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Construction Fatal 93-02  View  Print PDF (88 KB)  Send
		Juvenile Spacer Fatality Keywords: tree spacer, steep sidehill, defective chain brake, cedar windfall, kickback, struck by Industries: Forestry Year: 1992 Alert #: Logging Fatal 92-02  View  Print PDF (115 KB)  Send
		Oil Well Drilling Floorhand Keywords: driller, kelly, cat head winch, makeshift hook, fouled winch, struck by Industries: Oil and gas Year: 1992 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 92-02  View  Print PDF (82 KB)  Send

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