Accident: 955823 - Killed When Head Struck By Flying Object

Employee #1 and a coworker were re-aligning the carriage sled on a container trailer. As they did so, a socket attachment on the wire rope used on the truck winch became hung up under pressure. Employee #1 began striking the carriage with a sledge hammer. At that point, the wire rope released and flew through the air with the socket assembly. It struck Employee #1 on the back of the head, killing him.

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Accident: 120277686 - Eye Punctured By Flying Nail

On August 11, 1999, Employee #1 was using a shovel-like scraper to remove roofing shingles and materials from the roof of a commercial building at a construction site in Descanso, CA. As he did so, a nail popped up and struck his right eye, puncturing his cornea and lens. Employee #1 was not wearing suitable eye protection for this type of work.

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Accident: 170391502 - Killed In Fall From Stepladder

Employee #1 and three coworkers were attempting to lift and position an 18 ft 10 in long by 6 in. wide by 12 in. tall wooden beam in the basement of a new home under construction. They moved the beam to a spot that was between 89 and 90 in. above the basement floor. A coworker rested his side of the beam into position, and went to the side Employee #1 was holding to help place the beam into an opening. The coworker was using a sledgehammer to knock the beam into place when Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 2 ft off the second step of a 6 ft tall Kellar stepladder. He struck the back of his head and was killed.

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Accident: 116486515 - One Killed, Two Injured When Struck By Wrench

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on February 26, 1998, Employees #1 through #3 were working atop a 35,000 lb, 9 ft wide by 25 ft long loader cage platform approximately 35 ft from the floor, trying to manually lower and level the cage. Employees #1 and #2 were using a 40 lb, 48 in. long pipe wrench that was positioned and secured on the coupling between the motor and gear reducer box. Employee #3 was on the opposite side using a 20 lb, 36 in. long pipe wrench that was also attached to the coupling. After Employees #1 through #3 secured their pipe wrenches, a coworker would release the brake and Employees #1 through #3 would apply force on the coupling to resist the weight of the loader until the cage was lowered and positioned. The process was then repeated. As they were holding their pipe wrenches on the coupling, the momentum of the coupling drastically increased and the 48 in. pipe wrench that Employees #1 and #2 were using slipped and flew off the coupling, striking all three workers. Employee #1 sustained neck and head trauma injuries and was killed. Employee #2 sustained nose and face injuries, and Employee #3 sustained rib fractures; both were treated at a local hospital and released.

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Accident: 665703 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Electrical Box

Two plant electricians were installing a power load monitor for an energized 480-volt circuit breaker. The circuit breaker supplied a busway for machines and equipment in the plant. Wearing rubber insulating gloves and safety glasses, employee #1 installed clamp-ons onto each phase conductor on the load side of the circuit breaker. He then tried to attach alligator clips to the three phase conductors on the supply side of the circuit breaker. However, he could not get the alligator clips to stay on the conductors. The two employees decided to separate two strands of each phase conductor, insert a No. 12 solid conductor between the strands, and attach the clips to the strands. They used an uninsulated, flathead, metal-shank screwdriver to do this. They successfully completed installing a clip on the first phase conductor. Employee #1 then started to spread two of the strands on the next phase conductor. As he inserted the screwdriver between the strands, the upper shank of the screwdriver contacted the frame of the circuit breaker enclosure, causing an electrical fault. Both employees received burns to their arms and faces from the ensuing electric arc and were hospitalized for their injuries.

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Accident: 170167944 - Injured When Struck By Flying Pry Bar

Employee #1 was using a pry bar to fix a jammed drop hammer forge when the forge suddenly came down. The pry bar flew out, striking Employee #1 in the face.

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Accident: 171055452 - Injured In Fall Through Skylight Hole

Employee #1 was preparing a roof to hold a skylight. A hole had been cut in the roof, and he was removing a bolt that was in the way by striking it with his hammer. He missed the bolt, and the force of his swing caused him to go through the hole. Employee #1 fell 24 ft, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

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Accident: 201790243 - Struck In Neck By Shovel, Later Dies Of Blood Clot

Employee #1 was working behind a trencher, using a shovel to remove dirt. The shovel struck the chain drive and the handle kicked back, striking him on the left side of the neck. Employee #1 was knocked to the ground but he continued working and did not seek medical attention. At the end of the day, he went home and fell asleep. As Employee #1 was preparing for work the next morning, he became disoriented, had trouble walking, and could not speak. Medical services was called and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He had suffered a severed blow to an artery that resulted in a blood clot. Employee #1 died on August 17, 1997.

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Accident: 201100328 - Fractures Ankle In Same-Level Fall

Employee #1 was a debarker operator for a sawmill in Susanville, CA. His job was to use his ring barker to remove bark from the logs before they went into the sawmill. He was at the ring barker at the infeed, using a peavey to straighten a log. The peavey slipped off the log, causing Employee #1 to fall onto the deck on which he was standing. He landed on his ankle, fracturing it.

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