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INDUSTRIAL
Worker
injured at local plant (a worker was airlifted to a local
hospital after an accident – the worker suffered an arm injury, but
could not give any details about how the worker was injured – no
word on the worker{apos}s condition)
Accident at Vietnam quarry kills 13 workers (a large slab of
limestone broke off from the side of a quarry and fell on workers
killing at least 13 and leaving five others missing – soldiers and
police were using bulldozers and excavators to search for the
missing workers at the quarry – five other workers were injured when
the thousands of cubic yards (cubic meters) of rock crashed down)
UPDATE on ARC FLASH
Injured Faith Technologies worker in fair condition (a worker,
20, who was burned in an industrial fire and was transported to a
Burn Center is listed in fair condition – he is expected to be
released on Sunday, April 3 – the worker was cutting a power line
when he sustained burns on his body from an electrical flash – he
experienced first- and second-degree burns)
AMMONIA
Ammonia leak clears Salem ice cream plant (a chemical spill
forced employees out of an ice cream plant – just before 1 a.m. fire
crews responded to a report of a leaky ammonia valve at the factory
– crews evacuated the building and brought in a hazardous materials
team – the team set up a staging area and fixed the leaky valve –
employees were back at work within hours)
AQUA AMMONIA
Hazmat scare investigated in Philadelphia (two people were
rushed to the hospital after an Ammonia leak – someone noticed
ammonia leaking from a 30 gallon drum – the leak formed a vapor
cloud inside part of the building, injuring two workers – those
workers were transported to a Hospital, where they are reported in
stable condition)
FATAL EXPLOSION
Two found dead at Japan nuke plant (two missing workers in the
destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant have been found dead at the
site – the victims had been reported missing since an explosion
March 11 at the plant)
EXPLOSION
Blast, fire at Armstrong Pellets plant (an apparent explosion at
the pellets plant kept firefighters busy – the initial report came
in as an explosion and by the looks of the outside of the building
you could tell there were spots with holes in it – it blew off metal
grates for windows that were going into the basement and shot them
50 feet away from the building – the warehouse-like structure
contained a mechanical room and pellet hoppers – part of the roof of
the older steel-frame structure collapsed – the plant was
operational at the time – no workers were in the building where the
explosion occurred – no one is believed to have been injured)
FATAL EXPLOSION
Mexico alcohol distillery blast kills 3, injures 3 (four people
died and three others were injured due to an explosion at an alcohol
factory – the factory distills raw alcohol – about 600 people have
been evacuated from homes in the general vicinity of the plant – it
is not clear what triggered the blast)
CONSTRUCTION
VOSHA investigating downtown Burlington light pole accident
(OSHA has launched an investigation into a construction accident
involving a worker who was hospitalized after being struck on the
head by a falling light pole – worker was listed in fair condition –
he was struck by a concrete pole as it fell to the ground just
before noon as he was climbing out of a newly dug trench – the pole
was in the process of being taken down as part of a project to
upgrade the block)
Four Injured in North Carolina Roof Collapse (four people were
hurt when a roof under construction collapsed at 10:35 a.m. – a
crane at the site was being used at the time of the collapse, but
did not cause the accident – three people were trapped in debris
after the collapse – a fourth worker who was standing nearby was
also injured – the four people were taken to a Hospital to be
treated for their injuries, which did not appear to be
life-threatening – building safety inspectors are investigating the
cause of the collapse)
WORKZONE
I-70 accident injures a MoDOT worker (a Department of
Transportation worker is hospitalized after being struck on
Interstate 70 – a MoDOT crew was doing pothole repair when a
gasoline tanker truck struck a MoDOT vehicle – the worker was struck
as part of the collision and was seriously hurt – the cab of the
tanker caught fire but was extinguished)
TRENCH
Worker stuck in Cranbourne trench (workers scrambled to dig out
a workmate after a dirt trench collapsed on him at a building site –
the 45 year old was trapped for five minutes before his co-workers
dug him out – the volume of earth caused significant chest, back and
abdominal injuries – the worker was taken to a hospital and was
listed in a serious but stable condition)
WORKZONE
Worker Flagging Traffic, Hit by Car (crew was working at KY 7
near Junction KY 173 — they had closed traffic down to one lane –
no other details)
CRANE
70-foot crane topples into river (the operator of a 70-foot
crane that tipped over while working at Pier 33 Marina was being
treated in the emergency room – he was in good condition – the
crane, however, was not in good condition – it appears to be a total
loss – about 50 feet of the crane went into the water and had to be
pulled out – the cab was crushed between the crane and the sidewalk
– the man{apos}s co-workers freed him from the crane by breaking out the
windows and door and removing the steering wheel) |
