Have You an Eye for Safety or are You Blinded by Bad Habits? 22. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A worker just finished cleaning and noticed her left eye started to itch. She removed her glove and rubbed her eye. As soon as she did this, her eye started to tingle and felt a little numb. [More]
Protect Your Eyes! 16. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A worker attempted to set up a step ladder when she felt a piece of debris enter into her eye. [More]
Improper Planning for Ergonmic Hazard Leads to Knee Injury 15. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A worker was pushing the cart across the gravel to be picked up by the Lull, he felt his knee pop. [More]
Ensure Overhead Clearances When Operating Powered Industrial Vehicle 11. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A contractor identified that the forklift’s roll cage would clear the gauge. However, when the contractor pulled forward the strobe light made contact with the steam condensate gauge causing the pipe to break, releasing condensate water. [More]
Unusual Work Locations Can Be Hazardous 11. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) An employee’s task was to work on a HVAC system in the area where ceiling tile was removed. The employee was in a scissors lift when he contacted a pipe. A contractor sustained a thermal burn to his neck. [More]
What You Don't See Can Hurt You 10. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) An employee was using a handheld reciprocating saw to cut an 8” by 8” hole through drywall. The saw blade contacted a ¾” EMT conduit with a 110 volt circuit causing a spark/flash. He was not injured or shocked and immediately stopped work. [More]
Electricity Deserves Respect in All Forms 10. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) An employee was using a battery powered screw gun when his arm bumped a ½ inch EMT conduit. The conduit “sparked and popped” at a coupling that separated and gouged one of the wires inside the conduit. [More]
Appropriate PPE can help protect you from serious injury 10. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A worker removed his hard hat and as he got into position to view components, his head hit a piece of the equipment causing a small laceration that had to be stitched. [More]
Improper Ladder Use Results in Injury 10. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A contractor was using a ladder that slid out from under him. He fell to the floor on top of the ladder. The fall resulted in a broken leg. [More]
Inadequate Dust Exposure Control & Clean Up Leads to Eye Injury 10. August 2006 Admin Safety Flash (0) A worker was removing a brick lintel when it fell. Debris blew up in his face. Although he was wearing safety glasses, he was not wearing a face shield or goggles. As a result, a piece of metal ended up in his eye. [More]