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Struck-by Incidents Cause 15% of Workplace Fatalities in Kansas City Region

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In the past five years, 15 percent of all workplace fatalities investigated by the Kansas City Regional Office of OSHA have involved vehicle accidents that struck employees in the workplace.'

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Accidents At Construction Sites: What To Do?

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No doubt you have read about or seen reports of a gas explosion at JJ's Restaurant in Kansas City last night. " While the explosion in Kansas does not appear to have involved an accident at a construction site, early reports do indicate that the cause may have been a contractor performing underground work that struck a gas line.

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Welder Sparked Fire at Kansas Apartment Construction Site

Construction Equipment

. . The Kansas City Star reports a welder accidently ignited wood building materials while working on the construction site a four-story apartment building in Overland Park, Kansas on Monday. The multi-million CityPlace development is located at the southeast corner of College Boulevard and Nieman Road.

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US Department of Labor's OSHA Continues Outreach Campaign in Midwest to Protect Workers from Struck-By Vehicle Incidents on Job Sites

Construction Superintendent Magazine

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the past five years, 15 percent of all workplace fatalities investigated by the Kansas City Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have involved struck-by vehicle accidents in the workplace. frontpage'

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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

Employers may erroneously assume that the workplace statistic is the only one relevant to them, but the fact is that no matter where accidents occur, the consequences are in many ways the same. And for companies there are other kinds of costs as well, no matter where an accident occurs. About half occur in the home. Ross Smith.

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July 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

metro area; the Atlanta area; the Kansas City area; and Southern California, with other locations to come. “Professionals from our regional offices provide on-site management of safety and health programs – from program planning to training, assessments and accident investigations,” Sirofchuck said.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Greater Kansas City: Silicon Prairie. We’ve found this in Kansas City. Rick Perry in a statement.