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Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite

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Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite. million work-related deaths and 374 million non-fatal workplace accidents occur every year. jobsite injury. How effective contractor management saves time, money & lives. Wed, 10/05/2022 - 14:42. Occupational hazards exact high fiscal and social costs. Globally, 2.78 Main Image.

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44 Percent of Contractors Report Vehicles Crashing into Road Projects

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Half of those reported an injury, and 13 percent said the accident resulted in a fatality. Contractors responding were in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

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W. Va. Worker Killed in Work Zone Accident

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A West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) worker was killed in a work zone after being struck by an “out-of-control” vehicle in Wood County, reports WVMetroNews. Bland, 49, died of serious leg injuries and seven other people were taken to hospitals including a second DOH worker who was treated for shock. Police said Randall W.

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OSHA announces stakeholder meetings to discuss prevention of backover injuries

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OSHA announces stakeholder meetings to discuss prevention of backover injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health administration announced Monday that they have scheduled meetings to discuss backover injury prevention. Backover injuries were responsible for 79 worker deaths in 2011, primarily in the construction industry.

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RED LIGHT RUNNING

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Red light running causes hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries each year. Of those accidents, injuries occurred in 39 percent of them. Of all traffic accidents, red light running is the most preventable, and it needs to be everyone’s priority. August 15 th is the start of National Stop on Red week.

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MSHA Urges Employers Step Up Safety Compliance

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Two fatalities occurred in underground mines in West Virginia and Illinois, and one fatality occurred at a surface mine in Wyoming. ” The coal mining industry has not had three consecutive days of fatal accidents in more than 10 years, Main said. . The victim was in the golf cart when the accident occurred.

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Selling Safety So the Employees Buy

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They can say to themselves, “This guy is injury-free, knowledgeable, and successful at his job. Of course, the most significant consequence of disregarding safety is injury or death, but those consequences aren’t always immediate or even readily apparent. Moreover, considering the fact that workplace injuries account for U.S.

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