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Incident summary: An employer’s job hazard analysis was of little value to a crew member who suffered fatal head injuries during a dangerous job because the analysis was written in English but the worker spoke only Spanish. What happened: In order …

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Incident summary: Unaware of the hazards posed by a permit-required confined space, a worker was overcome by a hazardous gas, and then he fell headfirst into a pit filled with animal body parts and waste. What happened: A staffer was assigned to …

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Incident summary: The use of a poorly conceived, informal safety practice caused a female truck driver to be fatally crushed against the back wall of a freight container. What happened: A truck driver backed her tractor-trailer into a loading dock …

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“I’m not surprised one of your staff members was struck by a forklift and seriously injured,” said Tammy, the compliance officer. “You’ve got tons of people working in a small area with lots of truck traffic, yet little or no effort has been made to …

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Safety insight: Don’t wait for a member of your crew to get hurt before you take steps to safeguard staffers handling jobs that could possibly lead to a severe injury. What happened: A worker was told to clean a pit located next to a conveyor …

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Incident summary: A teenager who was left to work alone unsupervised suffered the amputation of both his legs when he was pulled into the rotating blades of a hazardous machine. What happened: A 16-year-old accepted a job with a company in order to …

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