Soft Tissue Injuries Can Hurt 17. September 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) On Monday July 30, 2007, a contractor was unloading his supplies. During the unloading of his cart, he felt and heard a pop in his forearm. The box that he was retrieving was under 10lbs and not awkward in handling. [More]
Worker Injured When Lifting a Container 17. September 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) A custodial employee was going to pick up a 2.5 gallon container of cleaner, weighing 31 pounds, and place onto a cart to transfer from one room to another. [More]
Work Around Process Pipe Saddle Causes Incident 17. September 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) Painters were recently prepping process pipes to paint. The prepping involved masking and taping of the pipes. [More]
Worker Injured Using a Self Retracting “Safety” Knife 22. August 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) A custodial employee cut himself while removing a protective plastic covering, from a newly installed light fixture, that was used to protect the light from construction debris. [More]
Awareness of Surroundings Will Help Prevent Injury 22. August 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) A security officer was inspecting the undercarriage of a vehicle using an undercarriage mirror. The vehicle being inspected was a semi truck and trailer transporting construction material to a project. [More]
Plant Life Conceals Unsafe Condition 14. August 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) A landscape maintenance employee was spraying weed killer along a strip of grass wearing a back pack sprayer. [More]
Setting of Heavy Equipment 14. August 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) Contract employees were moving a pump from a 4-wheel cart that was being held steady by a co-worker. They were sliding the motor off the cart on to a concrete pad. There was a slight difference in elevation between the cart and the pad. As the pump crossed the center plane of the cart, the cart kick [More]
Work Around Process Pipe Saddle 1. August 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) Workers were recently prepping process piping for paint work. The work involved masking and taping of process piping prior to the painting of surrounding pipe. [More]
How to tie my shoes 18. July 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) I am king of the playground. Fear ME!!! [More]
Metal Duct Causes Injury 12. July 2007 Admin Safety Flash (0) The general contractor on a project had a laborer performing housekeeping duties on the mezzanine of a building where a HVAC sheet metal contractor had recently installed duct work. [More]