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| Lockout Keywords: manufacturing, lockout, safeguarding, crush, laceration, amputation Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2012 Alert #: SA 12-03 |
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| Understanding and Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) Keywords: manufacturing, musculoskeletal, MSI, ergonomics Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2012 Alert #: SA 12-02 |
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| Young worker dies after being caught by rotating drill Keywords: young worker, drill, safeguard, manufacturing Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2012 Alert #: Fatality 2012-10 |
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| The Hazards of Loose Clothing, Gloves, Long Hair, and Jewellery Keywords: manufacturing, machinery, equipment, moving, parts, safeguards Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2012 Alert #: SA 12-01 |
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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 |
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| Worker crushed by steel beam Keywords: crane, steel, beam Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2011 Alert #: Injury 2011-05 |
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| Food and Beverage Processing Equipment Keywords: food, beverage, guarding, lockout, manufacturing Industries: Manufacturing, hospitality Year: 2011 Alert #: SA 11-01 |
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| Young worker seriously injured while clearing meat grinder Keywords: young, worker, meat, grinder, lockout, amputation Industries: Other Year: 2011 Alert #: Injury 2011-01 |
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| Worker fatally struck by parts ejected from swaging press Keywords: manufacturing, press, safeguard, struck by Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2010 Alert #: Fatality 2010-06 |
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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 |
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| Worker dies when struck by exploding drum Keywords: welding, explosion, acetone Industries: Manufacturing, other Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-22 |
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| Written procedures and actual practice Keywords: saw, kickback, human, factors Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: HF 2009-04 |
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| Work schedules and fatigue Keywords: human, factors, car, accident, MVA, shift, student Industries: Hospitality, manufacturing, oil & gas, arts & film, trucking, warehouse/large retail, wood & paper products manufacturing, health care, heavy equipment servicing Year: 2009 Alert #: HF 2009-03 |
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| Young worker dies after pressure testing oil field piping Keywords: oil, gas, welding, young worker Industries: Oil and gas, manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-11 |
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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 |
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| Worker crushed under load when forklift tips Keywords: manufacturing, forklift, elevated, loads Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-08 |
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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) |
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| Assessing risk? Consider human limitations Keywords: manufacturing, human factors, explosion, chemical hazards Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: HF 2009-01 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Carbon monoxide in industry Keywords: carbon, monoxide, gas, poisoning Industries: All Year: 2009 Alert #: WS 2009-02 |
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| Young worker crushed by falling railcar door Keywords: young worker, railcar, pulp mill, warehouse Industries: Wood and paper products manufacturing, manufacturing, other Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-02 |
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| Toxic fumigants in shipping containers Keywords: toxic, fumigants, shipping Industries: Manufacturing, trucking, warehouse/large retail, agriculture, fishing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2008 Alert #: WS 2008-06 |
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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 |
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| Worker's hand crushed in pinch point of malfunctioning punch press Keywords: crush, pinch point, safeguard, lock out Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2008 Alert #: INJURY 2008-15 |
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| Worker struck when cutting wheel shatters and grinder recoils Keywords: guard, grinder, cutting wheel Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2008 Alert #: Injury 2008-07 |
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| Don't forget to remember to lockout Keywords: human factors, lockout, manufacturing, millwright, chip/n/canter Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2008 Alert #: HF 2008-03 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Exposure to flour dust at work can cause asthma Keywords: baker's asthma, flour dust, allergy, allergies Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2007 Alert #: WS 07-03 |
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| Industrial lasers can cause serious eye injuries and severe burns Keywords: industrial laser, beam, guarding, radiation, eye injury, burns Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2006 Alert #: WS 06-07 |
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| Hydrofluoric acid used by graffiti artists can cause severe burns Keywords: hydrofluoric acid, chemical burn, cleaning agent, vapour, splash Industries: Manufacturing, other Year: 2006 Alert #: WS 06-04 |
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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 |
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| Explosion in gas bakery oven Keywords: explosion, bakery, oven door, draft control, gas-fired, food manufacture, ambient air pressure Industries: Manufacturing, Hospitality Year: 2006 Alert #: Injury 06-08 |
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| Waterjet cleaning using a flex-lance Keywords: flex-lance, waterjet cleaning, high pressure hose Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing, oil and gas Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-07 |
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| Hazards of Working from Fixed Ladders on Tanks Keywords: tank, ladder, fall protection Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2005 Alert #: WS 05-03 |
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| Forklift tips over, crushing operator Keywords: forklift, operator, loading, tipover, seatbelt, ramp, crush Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2005 Alert #: Fatality 05-05 |
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| Frozen "mushroom cap" handle traps worker inside freezer Keywords: freezer, handle, trap, door, ice, young worker Industries: Hospitality, manufacturing Year: 2005 Alert #: Injury 05-04 |
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| Respirator feature may allow ambient air mode in a hazardous atmosphere Keywords: respirator, manual, control, ambient, air, loss, supply, confined space Industries: Manufacturing, wood and paper products manufacturing, other Year: 2005 Alert #: 2005111810047 |
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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 |
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| Guard all pinch points and ensure correct programming of STOP buttons Keywords: guard, pinch points, stop buttons, plywood, press, charger, pulp, paper Industries: Wood and paper products manufacturing, manufacturing Year: 2004 Alert #: WS 04-04 |
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| H2S Hazard Reminder Keywords: h2s, hydrogen, sulphide, exhaust, gas, vent, atmosphere Industries: Oil and gas, agriculture, oil and gas, wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 2004 Alert #: WS 04-02 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Workers seriously injured in conveyor accidents Keywords: conveyor, belt, lock out, guard, clear, debris, caught, crush Industries: Wood and paper products manufacturing, manufacturing, hospitality, forestry Year: 2004 Alert #: AA 04-03 |
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| Workers fall ill after opening shipping container Keywords: shipping, container, toxic, chemical, truck, plant, loading, bay, residual, hazardous, enclosed, emergency Industries: Trucking, manufacturing, warehouse/large retail Year: 2004 Alert #: Injury 04-09 |
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| Pasta machine catches sleeve, breaks hand Keywords: pasta, machine, hand, entangled, mixing, arm, broken, lockout, lock, out Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2004 Alert #: Injury 04-06 |
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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 |
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| Baker's arm caught in bread dough machine Keywords: baker, arm, caught, machine, conveyor, belt, guarding, lockout Industries: Other Year: 2004 Alert #: Injury 04-03 |
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| Scissor Lift Hazard Keywords: scissor, lift Industries: Construction, manufacturing, other Year: 2003 Alert #: WS 03-05 |
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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 |
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| Sliding steel plates cause fatal chest injuries Keywords: bridge crane, pushbutton, activated, worker, pinned, injuries, chest Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2003 Alert #: Fatality 03-10 |
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| Worker's clothing catches fire, causing serious burns Keywords: fire, welding, burns, debris, clothing, extinguisher Industries: Construction, other Year: 2003 Alert #: Injury 03-04 |
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| Metal drum explodes, burning two workers Keywords: metal, drum, explodes, burns, torch, flame, clean Industries: Manufacturing, other Year: 2003 Alert #: Injury 03-03 |
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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 |
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| Inhalation of beryllium dust or fumes can cause serious lung disease and cancer Keywords: voltage detector, electrical, lung disease, cancer, beryllium Industries: Manufacturing, health care, oil and gas, other Year: 2002 Alert #: WS 02-06 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Servicing Mobile Equipment: Crushing Injuries Keywords: servicing, mobile, equipment, crushing Industries: Agriculture, heavy equipment servicing, manufacturing, other Year: 2002 Alert #: AA 02-02 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Sheet metal worker receives crushing injuries to both hands Keywords: sheet metal mechanic, mechanical brake press, fall, slipping and tripping, safeguarding Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2001 Alert #: Injury 01-14 |
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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 |
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| Upgrade older equipment to current safety standards Keywords: guarding, caught in, rebar-coiling machine, electrical line, tripping, lighting, emergency stopping system Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1999 Alert #: Fatal 99-01 |
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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 |
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| Is your mobile ladder stand safe? Keywords: mobile ladder stands, warehouse worker, fall from elevation, collapse, visual safety check, label Industries: Transportation/ warehouse/large retail Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-09 |
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| Do a safety check before using plate clamps Keywords: plate clamps, struck by, improper selection, improper use, positive locking, plate hardness, plate thickness rating Industries: Heavy manufacturing Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-08 |
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| Use extreme caution when using meat slicers Keywords: meat slicers, guarding, cut-resistant gloves, safe work procedures, unplug Industries: Hospitality; transportation/warehouse/large retail; manufacturing Year: 1999 Alert #: Hazard Alert 99-06 |
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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 |
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| Forklift operators --- Move cautiously when vision obstructed Keywords: forklift operators, poor visibility, plastic curtains, struck by, traffic control, warning system Industries: Warehouse/large retail Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-04 |
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| Never work between an unsecured forklift mast and frame Keywords: mechanic, crushed, forklift truck, servicing, lock out, guarding Industries: Heavy Equipment Servicing, Warehouse/large retail Year: 1998 Alert #: Fatal 98-03 |
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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 |
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| Do not work on makeshift work platforms Keywords: welder, makeshift platform, raised forklift mast, forklift, surged forward, crushing Industries: Welding; Manufacturing Year: 1997 Alert #: Fatal 97-05 |
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| Lock out before servicing Keywords: moving conveyor, loose clothing, unstable position, right foot, crushed, lockout Industries: Manufacturing, Wood and Paper Products Manufacturing Year: 1997 Alert #: Hazard Alert 97-11 |
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| Avoid awkward work positions Keywords: ergonomics, overexertion, reaching, stooping, lifting, twisting Industries: All Year: 1997 Alert #: Hazard Alert 97-05 |
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Be aware of hydrofluoric acid dangers Keywords: Hydrofluoric acid, burns, respiratory problems, WHMIS, substitution, PPE, first aid Industries: Dry cleaning; metal plating; heavy equipment servicing Year: 1996 Alert #: Hazard Alert 96-03 |
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| Protruding stock must be supported Keywords: machinist, struck by, protruding rod, lathe, dynamically unstable, supporting device Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-22 |
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| Use caution when backing down inclines Keywords: forklift operator, backing down, slope, tipped over, metal protective structure, no seat belt Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-02 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Lock out energized equipment Keywords: maintenance work, concrete transport bucket, started up, crush injuries, lockout Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-28 |
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| Hands off moving parts Keywords: assembly line, hand, pinch point, crush injuries, safe work procedures, tools Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-15 |
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| Solder fume risk Keywords: fumes, soldering, occupational asthma, chronic lung disease, spot suction system, mini-extractor system Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-04 |
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| Lock out presses Keywords: industrial presses, platen, lockout procedures Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1994 Alert #: Hazard Alert 94-03 |
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| Rotating Shafts and Loose Material - A Deadly Mix! Keywords: machinist, emery cloth, gloves, dragged, nip point, rotating shaft Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1993 Alert #: Hazard Alert 93-04 |
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| Manufacturing - Electrician Fatality Keywords: lumber strapping machine, lockout, control device, platen, horizontal cylinder, crushed Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1992 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 92-12 |
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| Mfg. Wire Ropes - Bundle Wire Cable Operator Fatality Keywords: spooling, bundle wire, coiling machine, deadman switch, caught in, safety equipment Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1992 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 92-06 |
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| Steel and Wire Mfg. - Wire Drawer Fatality Keywords: wire drawing machine, butt welding, wire coil ends, loop, caught in, dragged, infeed cone section Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1992 Alert #: Fatal Misc. 92-05 |
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| Tragic accident in sawmill -- You must lockout! Keywords: sawmill unscrambler, idler sprocket, power-activated machinery, crushing injuries, lockout Industries: Wood and paper products manufacturing Year: 1989 Alert #: Hazard Alert 0489 |
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| Guard hand-fed platen presses Keywords: platen presses, crushing, amputation, guards, brakes Industries: Manufacturing Year: 1988 Alert #: Hazard Alert 0588 |
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