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2014 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
28
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Manlift
30
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
389
2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*no longer includes China
Explosions
65
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
14
(2013=51)
(2012 = 52)
Falls
69
(2013=106)
(2012 = 99)
Work Zone
17
(2013=42)
(2012 = 62)
Trenching
10
(2013=25)
(2012 = 44)
LOTO/Guards
24
(2013=31)
(2012...
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On September 6, 2010, a 51-year-old male volunteer fire fighter (victim) died after being overcome by low oxygen and sewer gases while climbing down into a sewer manhole in an attempt to rescue a village utility worker. The utility worker had entered the manhole to investigate a reported sewer problem and was overcome by low oxygen and sewer gases (see diagram 1). The incident occurred behind the fire...
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The IRSST just published a report entitled Thermal Stress and Chemicals – Knowledge Review and the Highest Risk Occupations in Québec. Exposure to cold or heat triggers a series of compensatory physiological responses enabling the human body to maintain its internal temperature despite thermal stress. These thermoregulation mechanisms are well documented and the resulting physiological changes...
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The NPRM proposes enhanced tank car standards, a classification and testing program for mined gases and liquids and new operational requirements for high-hazard flammable trains (HHFT) that include braking controls and speed restrictions. Specifically, within two years, it proposes the phase out of the use of older DOT 111 tank cars for the shipment of packing group I flammable liquids, including most...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in response to Executive Order 13650, requests comment on potential revisions to its Risk Management Program regulations and related programs. In this Request for Information (RFI), the Agency asks for information and data on specific regulatory elements and process safety management approaches, the public and environmental health and safety risks they address,...
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On April 29, 2013, OSHA launched the Temporary Worker Initiative (TWI) in order to help prevent work-related injuries and illnesses among temporary workers.1 The purpose of this initiative is to increase OSHA’s focus on temporary workers in order to highlight employers’ responsibilities to ensure these workers are protected from workplace hazards. As detailed in the documents posted...
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The primary activity at Respondent’s facility is the processing of com to manufacture starch derivatives. On or about March 5-7,2013, EPA conducted an inspection of Respondent’s facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Records collected during the inspection showed that Respondent has exceeded the threshold quantity for propylene oxide,...
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UPDATE on 7/21/14 – The Jan. 20 structural collapse was caused by overloading nine storage bins on the building’s roof level, an OSHA investigation has found. The collapse at the livestock feed supplement manufacturer caused the death of two workers and injuries to nine others. The investigation determined a structural failure of the east side truss, after bins that it supported were loaded...
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