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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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Safe procedures for vacuum truck operations Keywords: oil, gas, well, vacuum, truck, hydrochloric, acid Industries: Oil and gas, trucking Year: 2009 Alert #: WS 2009-05 View Print PDF (88 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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Faller dies when struck by large slab of danger tree Keywords: faller, danger, tree, escape, route, log Industries: Forestry Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-12 View Print PDF (158 KB) Send |
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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 View Print PDF (137 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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Worker fatally injured under pickup truck Keywords: automotive, tire rim, truck, auto lift Industries: Heavy equipment servicing, small business, other Year: 2009 Alert #: Fatality 2009-09 View Print PDF (203 KB) Send |
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Worker crushed under load when forklift tips Keywords: manufacturing, forklift, elevated, loads Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-08 View Print PDF (126 KB) Send |
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Worker stuck by contaminated needle Keywords: needle-stick injury, health care, sharps, hepatitis Industries: Health care Year: 2009 Alert #: Injury 2009-07 View Print PDF (132 KB) Send |
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Elevated loads and feedback systems Keywords: human factors, truck, elevated, loads, feedback Industries: Trucking, transportation & warehousing, other Year: 2009 Alert #: HF 2009-02 View Print PDF (284 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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Assessing risk? Consider human limitations Keywords: manufacturing, human factors, explosion, chemical hazards Industries: Manufacturing Year: 2009 Alert #: HF 2009-01 View Print PDF (560 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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