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Sampling for asbestos Bulk sample collection and analysis Keywords: asbestos, sampling, analysis, laboratory Industries: Construction Year: 2013 Alert #: WS 2013-03  View Print PDF (107 KB) Send |
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Toxic drywall Keywords: drywall, sulfur, construction Industries: Construction Year: 2013 Alert #: WS 2013-01 View Print PDF (147 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Scaffold falls, leaving worker suspended in air Keywords: construction, scaffold Industries: Construction Year: 2012 Alert #: Warning 2012-05 View Print PDF (186 KB) Send |
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Dangers of laser levels in construction Keywords: lasers, construction Industries: Construction Year: 2012 Alert #: WS 2012-04 View Print PDF (276 KB) Send |
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Worker falls through roof and dies Keywords: construction, roof, roofing, falls Industries: Construction Year: 2012 Alert #: Fatality 2012-02 View Print PDF (141 KB) Send |
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Young worker seriously injured while fixing rivet buster Keywords: young worker, portable tool, rivet buster, lockout Industries: Construction, manufacturing Year: 2011 Alert #: Injury 2011-10 View Print PDF (216 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Worker fatally crushed under dump box Keywords: truck, dump, box Industries: Forestry, construction Year: 2011 Alert #: Fatality 2011-07 View Print PDF (141 KB) Send |
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Worker fatally struck by falling wall form Keywords: wall, concrete, formwork Industries: Construction Year: 2011 Alert #: Fatality 2011-06 View Print PDF (219 KB) Send |
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Safety awareness: control motions can have unexpected results Keywords: human factors, lowbed trailer, tractor Industries: Construction Year: 2011 Alert #: HF 2011-04 View Print PDF (242 KB) Send |
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Blasting dangerous trees: Plan to do it safely Keywords: blasting, certificate, dangerous, trees Industries: Construction, forestry, petroleum (oil & gas) Year: 2011 Alert #: WS 2011-03 View Print PDF (107 KB) Send |
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Distracted attention---mobile phone use and walking Keywords: mobile phone, dump truck, struck by, MVA Industries: Construction Year: 2011 Alert #: HF 2011-03 View Print PDF (175 KB) Send |
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Worker dies, two others injured, when mobile crane falls off truck Keywords: mobile, crane, house construction Industries: Construction Year: 2011 Alert #: Fatality 2011-02 View Print PDF (151 KB) Send |
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Human visual limitations and overhead power lines Keywords: power, lines, gutters, construction, electrical, shock Industries: Construction Year: 2011 Alert #: HF 2011-01 View Print PDF (223 KB) Send |
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Young worker seriously injured by falling steel beam Keywords: young worker, crushed by, steel beam, crane Industries: Construction Year: 2010 Alert #: Injury 2010-10 View Print PDF (126 KB) Send |
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Attention All Operators of Mobile Cranes, Tower Cranes, Self-Erect Cranes, and Boom Trucks Keywords: mobile cranes, tower cranes, self-erect cranes, boom trucks, Industries: Construction Year: 2010 Alert #: WS 2010-06 View Print PDF (1190 KB) Send |
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Safety approaches---person or system centered? Keywords: TCP, traffic control person, vehicles, MVA, human factors Industries: Construction Year: 2010 Alert #: HF 2010-02 View Print PDF (257 KB) Send |
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Workers injured when walls tip over Keywords: construction, frame, wall, struck by, Industries: Construction Year: 2010 Alert #: Injury 2010-04 View Print PDF (123 KB) Send |
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Isocyanates in industry Keywords: isocyanates, chemicals, respirator, automotive repair, construction, manufacturing Industries: Construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2010 Alert #: WS 2010-05 View Print PDF (131 KB) Send |
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Hiring a diver Keywords: Diver, diving, SCUBA Industries: Construction, fishing, performing arts and film Year: 2010 Alert #: WS 2010-04 View Print PDF (161 KB) Send |
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Conducting safe diving operations at your workplace Keywords: diving, underwater, scuba, diver Industries: Diving, construction Year: 2007 Alert #: WS 07-07 (replaces WS 03-01) View Print PDF (472 KB) Send |
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Are you exposing your family to deadly asbestos fibres? Keywords: asbestos, vermiculite, construction Industries: Construction Year: 2010 Alert #: WS 2010-01 (PDF available in English and Punjabi) View Print PDF (1129 KB) Send |
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Young worker seriously injured by runaway tractor Keywords: young, worker, tractor, parking, brake, mobile, equipment Industries: Oil & gas, construction, forestry, agriculture Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-16 View Print PDF (129 KB) Send |
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Crossbar on lift arms of skid-steer loader drops onto worker Keywords: Skid-steer loader, lift, arms Industries: Construction, agriculture, landscaping Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-14 View Print PDF (133 KB) Send |
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Worker injured in fall through skylight Keywords: construction, skylight, fall, guardrail, roof Industries: Construction, warehouse/large retail Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-13 View Print PDF (149 KB) Send |
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Two workers seriously injured in propane explosion Keywords: propane, leak, explosion, kitchen Industries: Construction, oil and gas, hospitality, forestry Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-10 View Print PDF (181 KB) Send |
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The dangers of breathing silica dust Keywords: silica, silicosis, dust Industries: Construction, manufacturing, oil and gas Year: 2009 Alert #: WS 2009-04 View Print PDF (805 KB) Send |
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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 |
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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 |
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Worker injured by free-falling hammer of drilling rig Keywords: drilling, rig, hammer, safeguard, lockout Industries: Construction, oil and gas Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-05 View Print PDF (161 KB) Send |
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Worker crushed by waste container door Keywords: waste, container, crushed, truck, garbage, removal Industries: Transportation & warehousing, trucking, construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-04 View Print PDF (151 KB) Send |
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Worker dies when struck by board after kickback Keywords: wood, product, manufacturing, stripsaw, guarding, kickback, struck by Industries: Wood product manufacturing, manufacturing, construction Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-03 View Print PDF (120 KB) Send |
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Carbon monoxide in industry Keywords: carbon, monoxide, gas, poisoning Industries: All Year: 2009 Alert #: WS 2009-02 View Print PDF (132 KB) Send |
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Working in traffic control zones --- be prepared for high risk! Keywords: traffic control person, TCP, struck by, road, construction Industries: Construction, Performing Arts & Film, Traffic Control Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatalities/Injuries 2009-01 View Print PDF (154 KB) Send |
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Worker dies after being thrown back by concrete pump hose Keywords: concrete, pump, truck, hose Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-25 View Print PDF (216 KB) Send |
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Worker dies after being struck by reversing dump truck Keywords: dump, truck, construction, reverse, visual, contact, cellphones Industries: Construction, trucking Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-23 View Print PDF (140 KB) Send |
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Young worker dies when crane tips while moving load on bridge Keywords: Crane, construction, young worker, load Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-19 View Print PDF (167 KB) Send |
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Use blocking when working on elevated machinery or equipment Keywords: hydraulic, lifts, elevated, machinery, blocking Industries: Forestry, manufacturing, construction, trucking, warehousing/large retail, other Year: 2008 Alert #: Warning 2008-18 View Print PDF (164 KB) Send |
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Different Controls on Similar Machines Keywords: human, factors, tractor, bulldozer, brake, road construction Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: HF 2008-01 View Print PDF (470 KB) Send |
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Working around overhead transit lines Keywords: feeder lines, electricity, lock out Industries: Other, construction Year: 2008 Alert #: WS 2008-05 View Print PDF (109 KB) Send |
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Tree on steep slope blows over, killing blaster Keywords: danger tree, blaster, road construction Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-14 View Print PDF (285 KB) Send |
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Worker dies after slipping on frost and falling from roof Keywords: fall protection equipment, lanyard, slip, roof Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-10 View Print PDF (599 KB) Send |
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The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation Keywords: asbestos, vermiculite, insulation Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: WS 2008-03 View Print PDF (1720 KB) Send |
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Worker dies when excavation wall collapses Keywords: excavation, trench, shoring, wall Industries: Construction, oil and gas Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-05 View Print PDF (545 KB) Send |
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Preventing nail gun injuries Keywords: nail gun, trigger Industries: Construction, manufacturing, performing arts and film, warehouse/large retail Year: 2008 Alert #: WS 2008-01 View Print PDF (510 KB) Send |
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Blaster dies after blast prematurely detonated Keywords: blasting, explosives, firing line Industries: Construction Year: 2008 Alert #: Fatality 2008-01 View Print PDF (556 KB) Send |
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Eye exposure to Portland cement and similar products can cause severe burns Keywords: cement, eye, exposure, burns Industries: Construction, manufacturing Year: 2007 Alert #: WS 07-05 View Print PDF (532 KB) Send |
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Welders risk ear damage from hot slag Keywords: welding, construction, ear, damage, slag Industries: Construction, manufacturing Year: 2007 Alert #: Injury 07-09 View Print PDF (520 KB) Send |
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Young worker seriously injured in fall through roof opening Keywords: young worker, fall, roof Industries: Construction Year: 2007 Alert #: Injury 07-06 View Print PDF (383 KB) Send |
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Notice to Anyone Who Operates a Crane Keywords: crane, operator, certification Industries: Construction Year: 2007 Alert #: WS 07-04 View Print PDF (82 KB) Send |
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Breakdown of asbestos management program exposes workers to asbestos fibres Keywords: asbestos, renovation, restoration, construction, hazardous materials Industries: Construction Year: 2007 Alert #: WS 07-02 View Print PDF (134 KB) Send |
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No warning with deadly lack of oxygen in air Keywords: oxygen deficiency, toxic gas, enclosed space, hazardous atmosphere, confined space Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, construction, hospitality Year: 2006 Alert #: WS 06-03 View Print PDF (317 KB) Send |
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Hazards Can Kill You! Keywords: construction, fatalities, falls, electrocution, motor vehicle accidents, mesothelioma, asbestosis, contact power lines, roofs, scaffolds, hazardous substance exposure Industries: Construction Year: 2005 Alert #: Construction Fatalities 1996-2005 View Print PDF (285 KB) Send |
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Mechanical failure of rock truck results in fatal runaway Keywords: young worker, articulating rock truck, blast site, rock, logging road, brakes, failure, fatal, seat belt, MVA Industries: Forestry, construction, heavy equipment servicing Year: 2006 Alert #: Fatality 06-05 View Print PDF (276 KB) Send |
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Renovation and restoration projects: Low bid may not meet environmental or workplace safety requirements Keywords: renovation, restoration, construction, qualified bid, hazardous materials, contractor Industries: Construction Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-06 View Print PDF (110 KB) Send |
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Hiring someone to install or fix your roof? Low bid may cost you more than you realize. Keywords: construction, roof, bid, contractor, clearance letter Industries: Construction Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-05 (PDF available in English, Chinese, and Punjabi) View Print PDF (595 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Crane suspended work platforms: Perform trial lifts before worker use Keywords: crane, platform, lift, hoist Industries: Construction Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-02 View Print PDF (61 KB) Send |
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Safe Work Practices for Concrete Pump Operations Keywords: concrete pump, boom, mast, work platform Industries: Construction Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-01 View Print PDF (61 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Falls from stepladders can kill Keywords: stepladder, fall, 3-point contact Industries: Construction, hospitality, performing arts and film, warehouse/large retail, other Year: 2004 Alert #: AA 04-09 View Print PDF (147 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Operator crushed by scissor lift Keywords: scissor, lift, guard, control Industries: Construction Year: 2004 Alert #: 2004 NOA 174 View Print PDF (148 KB) Send |
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Worker falls while dismantling log home Keywords: worker, dismantling, log, home, crane, fall, protection, roof, purlin, brace Industries: Construction, manufacturing Year: 2004 Alert #: Injury 04-11 View Print PDF (137 KB) Send |
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Jump-started crawler runs over operator Keywords: boom, crawler, dozer, jump-start, bypass, engine, gear, forward, start, neutral, device, mobile, equipment, brakes Industries: Oil and gas, construction, heavy equipment servicing Year: 2004 Alert #: Fatality 04-10 View Print PDF (133 KB) Send |
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Boom crushes excavator operator Keywords: boom, crushed, excavator, operator, safeguard, cylinder, cab Industries: Construction, forestry, manufacturing Year: 2004 Alert #: 04-05 View Print PDF (148 KB) Send |
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Skid Steer Loaders: Raised lift arms can be deadly! Keywords: skid steer loader, lift, arms, bucket, cab, brakes, loads Industries: Construction, other Year: 2004 Alert #: AA 04-01 View Print PDF (69 KB) Send |
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Scissor Lift Hazard Keywords: scissor, lift Industries: Construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2003 Alert #: WS 03-05 View Print PDF (107 KB) Send |
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Confined Spaces - Deadly Spaces Keywords: confined, spaces, enclosure, oxygen, toxic gases, explosion, trapped Industries: Agriculture, construction, diving, fishing, oil and gas, manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing, other Year: 2003 Alert #: WS 03-04 View Print PDF (170 KB) Send |
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Asbestos Hazards in Demolition, Renovation, and Salvage Keywords: asbestos, demolition, renovation, salvage Industries: Construction Year: 2003; Revised March 2011 Alert #: WS 03-03 Translated Publications: Also available in Traditional Chinese and Punjabi . View Print PDF (725 KB) Send |
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Watch Out for Hazards - They Can Kill You! Keywords: construction, fatalities, falls, electrocution, motor vehicle accidents, silicosis, asbestosis Industries: Construction Year: 2001 Alert #: Construction Fatalities 1991-2000 View Print PDF (288 KB) Send |
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Excavation crew contacts underground power lines Keywords: excavation, crew, contacts, power, lines, underground, utility Industries: Construction Year: 2003 Alert #: Warning 03-16 View Print PDF (135 KB) Send |
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Falls from heights in construction Keywords: heights, construction, guardrails, fall arrest, fall restraint, fall protection Industries: Construction Year: 2003 Alert #: AA 03-03 View Print PDF (84 KB) Send |
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Parapet wall collapses, injuring painter on swing stage Keywords: wall, collapse, injury, painter, swing, stage, fell, struck Industries: Construction, other Year: 2003 Alert #: Injury 03-07 View Print PDF (128 KB) Send |
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Young worker injured in elevator shaft Keywords: young, worker, injured, elevator, shaft, caught in, squeezed Industries: Construction, other Year: 2003 Alert #: Injury 03-05 View Print PDF (170 KB) Send |
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Four Workers Die in Confined Space Keywords: confined, space, hazard, air, contaminent, oxygen-deficient, gas, vapour, ignite, barge Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, wood and paper product manufacturing, construction Year: 2003 Alert #: AA 03-01 View Print PDF (157 KB) Send |
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Excavator operator fatally crushed Keywords: excavator, operator, building, collapse, demolition Industries: Construction Year: 2003 Alert #: Fatality 03-02 View Print PDF (265 KB) Send |
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Building owners: Rooftop anchorage Keywords: anchorage, rooftop, building, owner, fall restraint Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: WS 02-04 View Print PDF (184 KB) Send |
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Exterior building contractors: Rooftop anchors Keywords: anchors, rooftop, building, contractors, fall restraint Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: WS 02-03 View Print PDF (185 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Hydraulic Excavators: Lifting with Slings Keywords: hydraulic, excavator, sling Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: WS-Excavators View Print PDF (114 KB) Send |
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GFCIs and Assured Grounding Program - This bulletin is obsolete. See OHS Guideline G19.15. Keywords: GFCI, assured grounding, ground fault, circuit, interrupters Industries: Agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, oil and gas, wood & paper products manufacturing, warehouse/large retail, performing arts and film, heavy equipment servicing, other, health care Year: 2002 Alert #: WS-gfci View Send |
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Electrician injured using 600 volt multimeter on high-voltage equipment Keywords: electrician, multimeter, high-voltage, lock out, burns Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: Injury 02-18 View Print PDF (535 KB) Send |
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Confined Spaces Keywords: confined, space, hazard, air, contaminent, oxygen-deficient, gas, vapour, ignite Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, wood and paper products manufacturing, construction Year: 2002 Alert #: AA 02-04 View Print PDF (98 KB) Send |
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Ground worker struck and killed by paving equipment Keywords: ground worker, struck, paving equipment, visibility, mirrors Industries: Construction, Road Paving Year: 2002 Alert #: Fatality 02-14 View Print PDF (232 KB) Send |
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Falls from Elevation Keywords: fall, elevation, ladder, scaffold, roof, elevation Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: AA 02-03 View Print PDF (98 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Electrician's assistant dies after falling 10 feet Keywords: electrician's assistant, fatal, fell, unguarded mezzanine, unsecured drywall Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: Fatality 02-06 View Print PDF (209 KB) Send |
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How to Prevent Caught-In-Machinery Accidents Keywords: lock out, caught-in-machinery, crushing, amputation, energy, power source, contact, guards Industries: Agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, oil and gas, forestry, wood and paper products manufacturing, warehouse/large retail, forestry Year: 2002 Alert #: AA 02-01 View Print PDF (87 KB) Send |
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Electrician dies after fall from fourth-floor balcony Keywords: electrician, fall, balcony, guardrail, fall protection Industries: Construction Year: 2002 Alert #: Fatality 02-05 View Print PDF (149 KB) Send |
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Worker falls while attempting to change fluorescent lights Keywords: maintenance worker, fall from elevation, slipped, skull fracture, safe work procedure, orientation checklist Industries: Manufacturing; other Year: 2001 Alert #: Injury 01-20 View Print PDF (142 KB) Send |
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Runaway truck overturns, killing driver Keywords: road construction, articulating dump truck, articulating rock truck, downhill, severe head injuries, written work procedures Industries: Construction; road construction, Trucking Year: 2001 Alert #: Fatality 01-13 View Print PDF (154 KB) Send |
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High-rise Construction: High winds blow out window Keywords: winds, high-rise, near miss, defective windows Industries: Construction; high-rise construction Year: 2001 Alert #: Warning 01-10 View Print PDF (190 KB) Send |
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Excavator boom drops, killing operator Keywords: excavator boom, hooktender, window glass removed, head crushed, safeguards Industries: Forestry; construction Year: 2001 Alert #: Fatality 01-08 View Print PDF (503 KB) Send |
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Skid Steer Loader Tips Over Keywords: skid steer loader, near miss, excavation, bucket, safe work procedures Industries: Construction Year: 2001 Alert #: Warning 01-03 View Print PDF (869 KB) Send |
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Ironworker drowns trying to swim to shore Keywords: jet boat, ironworker, large-diameter cable, towing, PFD, remote location Industries: Construction Year: 2000 Alert #: Fatality 00-12 View Print PDF (109 KB) Send |
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Worker falls to his death from bosun's chair Keywords: bosun's chair, building caulker, fall from elevation, formal training, new worker, safe work procedures, protective equipment Industries: Construction Year: 2000 Alert #: Fatality 00-10 View Print PDF (95 KB) Send |
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Confined space---Explosion kills one and seriously injures another Keywords: confined spaces, water cistern, flammable vapours, static electric discharge, burns, ventilation Industries: Construction Year: 2000 Alert #: Fatality 00-06 View Print PDF (100 KB) Send |
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Blocks alone do not make safe retaining walls Keywords: concrete blocks, collapse, geogrid fabric, fill placement, safe distances Industries: Construction Year: 2000 Alert #: Injury 00-04 View Print PDF (148 KB) Send |
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Secure vehicle against movement before working from a bucket Keywords: cable installer, fall from elevation, bucket truck, rolled backwards, parking brake, fall protection equipment Industries: Telecommunications Year: 2000 Alert #: Injury 00-01 View Print PDF (122 KB) Send |
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Follow manufacturers' instructions when using ladders Keywords: electrician, fall from elevation, fatally injured, aluminum tripod ladder, anti-skid feet Industries: Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Fatal 99-09 View Print PDF (67 KB) Send |
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Establish procedures for working near mobile equipment Keywords: run over, dump truck, obstructed vision, cellular phone, safe work procedures, high-hazard areas Industries: Soil Remediation; Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Fatal 99-07 View Print PDF (68 KB) Send |
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Clear out exposed, unstable trees Keywords: unstable tree, struck by, high winds, uprooted, selective logging Industries: Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Fatal 99-03 View Print PDF (153 KB) Send |
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Check travelling surface before moving scissor lifts Keywords: travelling surface, scissor lift, electrician, fall from elevation, unbalanced Industries: Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Fatal 99-02 View Print PDF (95 KB) Send |
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Wear flame-resistant clothing when working with flammable liquids and gases Keywords: PPE, WHMIS, burns, synthetic clothing, written procedures, ignition sources Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-14 View Print PDF (92 KB) Send |
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Use temporary bracing during all phases of wood frame construction Keywords: collapsed house, temporary wall braces, wind, lateral stability, load-carrying capacity Industries: Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-13 View Print PDF (115 KB) Send |
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Routinely check your skin for ticks Keywords: Rocky Mountain wood tick, tick paralysis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, western black-legged tick, ulcer, Lyme disease Industries: Hospitality Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-05 View Print PDF (52 KB) Send |
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MSA Ultra Elite(r) SCBA facepiece - Install corrective valve stem guard Keywords: MSA Ultra Elite SCBA facepiece, safety design defect, exhalation valve, guard Industries: Construction; other Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-02 View Print PDF (127 KB) Send |
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Do not take extension ladders apart Keywords: extension ladders, fall from elevation, fly section, safety feet, not secured Industries: Construction Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-01 View Print PDF (113 KB) Send |
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Wear seat belts while operating mobile equipment Keywords: vibrating compactor, tipped over, crushed, ROPs, ground, no seat belt Industries: Construction Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-10 View Print PDF (141 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Double-check extension cord assembly --- Follow manufacturer's instructions at all times Keywords: electrocuted, unplug, sewage pump, extension cord, generator, GFCI Industries: Construction; other Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-08 View Print PDF (206 KB) Send |
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Service and operate all-terrain vehicles safely Keywords: ATV-quad, steep hill, high speed, crashed, safety head gear, vehicle capacity Industries: Seismic survey; other Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-02 View Print PDF (795 KB) Send |
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Use recommended bulbs only --- Secure protective-lighting cage against movement Keywords: fire, hot light bulb, plastic cage, inspect Industries: Construction Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-07 View Print PDF (44 KB) Send |
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Beware of nail and wire framing supports Keywords: block wall, work platform, collapse, nail and wire anchor supports, load-rated anchor systems Industries: Construction Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-05 View Print PDF (45 KB) Send |
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Cover the sides of thrust-out platforms Keywords: transformer, knocked out, flying lumber, thrust-out platforms, cover, plywood Industries: Construction Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-04 View Print PDF (44 KB) Send |
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Draining aerosol paint cans --- Ground equipment and ventilate work area Keywords: burns, explosion, draining aerosol can, static electricity, flammable gases and vapours, ground, ventilate Industries: Wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-02 View Print PDF (51 KB) Send |
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Is your liquid sightlevel column safe? Keywords: liquid sight-level column, carpenter, accidental release, ammonia gas, steel guard, safe re-entry procedures Industries: Construction; other Year: 1998 Alert #: Hazard Alert 98-01 View Print PDF (585 KB) Send |
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Vessel compartments and tanks - Test before welding or cutting Keywords: welder, killed, fish boat, explosion, gas vapours, no testing done, ventilate Industries: Heavy equipment servicing; Construction; Fishing Year: 1997 Alert #: Hazard Alert 97-12 View Print PDF (59 KB) Send |
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Service and operate elevated work platforms safely Keywords: stability problems, self-propelled elevated work platforms, uneven slope, change of elevation, safety devices, fall protection Industries: Construction Year: 1997 Alert #: Hazard Alert 97-06 View Print PDF (147 KB) Send |
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Secure equipment against movement Keywords: bulldozer operator, unsecured dozer, roll backwards, crushed by, parking brake Industries: Landclearing; Construction Year: 1996 Alert #: Fatal 96-17 View Print PDF (173 KB) Send |
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Pre-check condition of lifting devices Keywords: gravel loader operator, working alone, heavy transmission, winches, failed, safeguards Industries: Gravel Loading; Construction Year: 1996 Alert #: Fatal 96-10 View Print PDF (97 KB) Send |
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A preventable fly rock death Keywords: blaster, flyrock, struck, head, no hard hat, safe work procedures Industries: Blasting; Construction Year: 1996 Alert #: Fatal 96-08 View Print PDF (154 KB) Send |
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Stay clear of concrete locking blocks Keywords: concrete locking blocks, broke off, cold joint, reinforced, safe position, slings Industries: Construction Year: 1996 Alert #: Hazard Alert 96-07 View Print PDF (80 KB) Send |
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Do not remove guards Keywords: excavator, side window, removed, crushed, pinch point, boom, boom cylinders Industries: Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-12 View Print PDF (106 KB) Send |
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Look up and live! Keywords: mobile crane, boom, overhead powerline, electrocution, minimum distances Industries: Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-09 View Print PDF (89 KB) Send |
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Use restraining devices before cutting Keywords: cutting torch, pipe, under tension, sprang back, struck, safe side Industries: Oil and gas; Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-05 View Print PDF (92 KB) Send |
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Protect yourself against falls Keywords: ironworker, steel structure, unwelded angle, lost balance, fall protection Industries: Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-01 View Print PDF (74 KB) Send |
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Keep clear of plugged culverts Keywords: plugged culvert, stored energy, water hazard, drowning, drainage ditches, mechanical means Industries: Construction, diving Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-08 View Print PDF (215 KB) Send |
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Welders --- Protect your ears! Keywords: ear damage, slag particles, ear protection, cover ears Industries: Construction; Heavy Equipment Servicing; Manufacturing Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-06 View Print PDF (108 KB) Send |
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Control burning area Keywords: burning, explosive cartons, secure location, premature firing, no smoking Industries: Construction; Oil and Gas Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-04 View Print PDF (98 KB) Send |
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Do not abandon explosives Keywords: explosives, explosive accessories, explosive charges, licensed facility Industries: Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-03 View Print PDF (143 KB) Send |
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Beware of accidental ignition Keywords: commercial paint container, vapours, electric light, spark, ignition sources Industries: Construction Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-02 View Print PDF (143 KB) Send |
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Fully immobilize before parking Keywords: bulldozer operator, unattended machine, downhill, struck, parking brake, raised blade Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-33 View Print PDF (106 KB) Send |
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Worker falls on dowel Keywords: construction worker, safety hook, horizontal rebar, dowel Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-12 View Print PDF (78 KB) Send |
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Belt up on steep roof Keywords: carpenter, roof, slipped, fall protection, safety belt, life line Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-06 View Print PDF (56 KB) Send |
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Control fly rock Keywords: fly rock, safe blasting techniques, blasting mats, blast design, danger areas Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-13 View Print PDF (95 KB) Send |
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Guard conveyor hazards Keywords: construction workers, waste conveyor, fell into, crush injuries, nip points, barricades Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-10 View Print PDF (126 KB) Send |
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Purge before welding Keywords: welder, arc, PVC pipe joints, solvent cement, explosion, ventilate Industries: Construction, Manufacturing Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-08 View Print PDF (143 KB) Send |
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Post warning signs Keywords: blasting, road systems, two-way radios, premature detonation, warning signs, flag persons Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-07 View Print PDF (156 KB) Send |
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Short firing lines deadly Keywords: seismic blaster, firing line, shot point, explosion, multiple fractures Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-06 View Print PDF (100 KB) Send |
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Heavy scaffold collapses Keywords: bricklayers, tubular scaffold, grossly overloaded, collapse, brace, load-rated capacity Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-05 View Print PDF (165 KB) Send |
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Heavy cases unstable Keywords: heavy cases, unstable, proper racking, strapping, even surface Industries: Construction, Manufacturing, Transportation/Warehouse/Large Retail Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-02 View Print PDF (90 KB) Send |
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Roofer falls off edge Keywords: multiple fractures, roof edge, power sweeping, safe work procedures Industries: Construction Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-01 View Print PDF (102 KB) Send |
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Marine Compartments and Tanks - Check Enclosed Spaces Before Welding Keywords: welder, pontoon, houseboat, torch, explosion, fuel tank, ignition sources Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Hazard Alert 93-08 View Print PDF (149 KB) Send |
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Mark and Secure Hole Openings Keywords: steel stud installer, plywood, hole, fall, multiple fractures, guardrail Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Hazard Alert 93-05 View Print PDF (70 KB) Send |
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Operator Crushed by Front Loader Boom-Arm Cross-Beam Keywords: front loader, bucket, raised position, arm-control lever, crushed, safety devices Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Hazard Alert 93-02 View Print PDF (125 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Crane Operator Fatality Keywords: crane operator, accidentally loaded, conveyor, steel shredder, high visibility vests, safe work procedures Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 93-04 View Print PDF (138 KB) Send |
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Painter/Sandblaster Fatality Keywords: flatbed trailer, large-diameter pipe, slide off, crushed by, restrain Industries: Construction, Trucking Year: 1993 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 93-01 View Print PDF (116 KB) Send |
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Gravel Checker (Traffic Control) Fatality Keywords: oncoming traffic, head-on collision, warning signs, traffic control Industries: Construction, Trucking Year: 1993 Alert #: Construction Fatal 93-05 View Print PDF (117 KB) Send |
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Truck Driver Fatality Keywords: concrete truck, backed up, blind spot, traffic flow, pedestrian travel routes, back-up alarm Industries: Construction, Trucking Year: 1993 Alert #: Construction Fatal 93-04 View Print PDF (110 KB) Send |
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Construction Supervisor Fatality Keywords: excavator, vibrator compactor, bucket, suspended, unattended equipment Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Construction Fatal 93-03 View Print PDF (117 KB) Send |
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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 |
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Equipment Operator Fatality Keywords: roller compactor, hot-wire, reverse gear, dragged under, safety device Industries: Construction Year: 1993 Alert #: Construction Fatal 93-01 View Print PDF (91 KB) Send |
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Carpenter Fatality Keywords: scaffold, slipped, fall from elevation, head injury, wet conditions Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-14 View Print PDF (146 KB) Send |
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Concrete Pump Operator Fatality Keywords: pump line, boom, pendant control, high-voltage line, contact, electrocuted Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-12 View Print PDF (217 KB) Send |
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Crawler Tractor Operator Fatality Keywords: crawler tractor, rolled down, creek, thrown from, crushed against, no seatbelt Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-11 View Print PDF (202 KB) Send |
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Carpenter Fatality Keywords: steel scaffolding, guardrails, banded bundle, steel strapping, fall from elevation Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-10 View Print PDF (188 KB) Send |
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Glazier Apprentice Fatality Keywords: unguarded, scaffold, fall from elevation, fall protection, safeguards Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-09 View Print PDF (159 KB) Send |
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Road Construction - Flagperson Fatality Keywords: highway maintenance, flagperson, lane, bus, hit by, MVA Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-08 View Print PDF (122 KB) Send |
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Construction Faller Fatality Keywords: crawler tractor, right-of-way, power line, damaged trees, crushed by Industries: Construction, Forestry Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-07 View Print PDF (86 KB) Send |
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Construction - Teamster Fatality Keywords: flatbed load, sheet metal ducting, construction site, unloading area, slope, crushed by Industries: Construction, Warehouse/large retail, Trucking Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-06 View Print PDF (122 KB) Send |
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Equipment Operator Fatality Keywords: loader operator, slope, soft ground, rolled, no seatbelt, ROPs Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-05 View Print PDF (92 KB) Send |
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Firm Owner Fatality Keywords: roof, stepped backward, roof transition edge, fall from elevation Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-04 View Print PDF (157 KB) Send |
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Road Maintenance Machine Operator "A" Fatality Keywords: damaged flashing hazard marker, traffic island, struck by, fatal injuries Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-03 View Print PDF (149 KB) Send |
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Labourer/Handyman Fatality Keywords: log house constructors, isolated location, numerous trees, no experience, struck by, hung-up tree Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-02 View Print PDF (135 KB) Send |
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Driller/Blaster Fatality Keywords: rock drill cab, rotating drill steel, caught, clothes, safe work procedures Industries: Construction Year: 1992 Alert #: Construction Fatal 92-01 View Print PDF (117 KB) Send |
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1991 Construction Fatal -- Labourer Keywords: labourer, scrap metal, crane, blind side, magnet, crushed by Industries: Construction Year: 1991 Alert #: Construction 91- 16 View Print PDF (104 KB) Send |
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1991 Construction Fatal -- Roofer Keywords: roofer, ladder jack scaffold, lost balance, fall arresting apparatus Industries: Construction Year: 1991 Alert #: Construction 91-15 View Print PDF (140 KB) Send |
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1991 Construction Fatal -- Pump truck operator Keywords: pump truck operator, remote control, jammed, boom, power line, electrocuted Industries: Construction, trucking Year: 1991 Alert #: Construction 91-14 View Print PDF (84 KB) Send |
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1991 Construction Fatal -- Iron worker Keywords: iron worker, swing stage, bridge, chain hook, thrown from, fall arresting apparatus Industries: Construction Year: 1991 Alert #: Construction 91-13 View Print PDF (159 KB) Send |
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1991 Construction Fatal -- Teamster Keywords: gravel barge, front-end loader, belt tender, crushed, loader wheel, bulkhead Industries: Construction Year: 1991 Alert #: Construction 91-09 View Print PDF (99 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Roofer Keywords: roofer, asphalt roofing, lost balance, fell, struck head, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 018-90 View Print PDF (126 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Sheet metal foreman Keywords: sheet metal foreman, free-standing gang panels, accidentally toppled, fatal injuries Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 016-90 View Print PDF (110 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Worker Keywords: floor opening, slipped into, fall from elevation, concrete floor, fatal head injuries Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 015-90 View Print PDF (102 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Groundman Keywords: groundman, pole, live conductor, electrocuted Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 014-90 View Print PDF (62 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Electrician Keywords: electrician, suspended ceiling, electrical shock, death Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 013-90 View Print PDF (102 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Flag person Keywords: flag person, struck by, pick-up truck, traffic control zone Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 012-90 View Print PDF (129 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Road maintenance worker Keywords: road maintenance worker, boom truck, hoist cable, overhead powerline, electrocuted Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 011-90 View Print PDF (85 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Roofer Keywords: roofer, roof overhang, fall through, concrete floor, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 010-90 View Print PDF (157 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Sheet metal worker Keywords: sheet metal worker, wet roof, no fall protection, lost footing, fatal injuries Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 009-90 View Print PDF (135 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Ironworker Keywords: conveyor system, above ground, bolt connections, failed, fall, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 007-90 View Print PDF (175 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Truck driver owner operator Keywords: tracked loader, rolled back, worker, caught by, crushed Industries: Construction, trucking Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 006-90 View Print PDF (198 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Iron worker Keywords: iron workers, temporary work platform, no fall arresting equipment, concrete floor, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 005-90 View Print PDF (157 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Carpenter Keywords: carpenter, roof, scaffolding, fall from elevation, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 004-90 View Print PDF (158 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Teamster Keywords: private vehicle, construction zone, speed, articulating scraper, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 003-90 View Print PDF (155 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- House mover Keywords: house, raised, hydraulic jacks, malfunction, fatally crushed Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 002-90 View Print PDF (144 KB) Send |
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1990 Construction Fatal -- Land surveyor Keywords: land surveyor, surveying point, intersection, MVA, fatally injured Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Construction 001-90 View Print PDF (147 KB) Send |
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Safe shoring requirements Keywords: excavation, shoring practices, pre-excavation requirements Industries: Construction Year: 1990 Alert #: Hazard Alert 0390 View Print PDF (168 KB) Send |
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Low voltage can be lethal! Keywords: energized conductor, contact, third degree burns, low voltage, hazardous Industries: Construction Year: 1989 Alert #: Hazard Alert 0289 View Print PDF (201 KB) Send |
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Improper planking causes injury Keywords: worker, fell through, scaffold, extensive bruising Industries: Construction Year: 1988 Alert #: Hazard Alert 1388 View Print PDF (266 KB) Send |
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Secure ladders against movement! Keywords: ladders, slid sideways, fall from elevation, severe head injuries Industries: Construction Year: 1988 Alert #: Hazard Alert 0388 View Print PDF (142 KB) Send |
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