Hazard Alerts
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The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) team has created Hazard Alerts that highlight workplace hazards and provide guidance on how to address the hazard to prevent injuries or fatalities. The hazard alerts use several similar case abstracts to draw attention to repeating fatal hazards.
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Hazard alerts
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Young employee safety hazard alert
From 2018 to 2021, 1,519 U.S. workers under the age of 25 died from occupational injuries, and 17 of those fatalities were in Oregon.
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Roadside safety hazard alert
From 2018 to 2021, 217 U.S. workers died after being struck by a vehicle on the side of the road, and 48% of these cases were workers in the transportation industry.
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Crab fishing hazard alert
During 2000-2009 70% of commercial fishing deaths off the U.S. West Coast were caused by drowning. Dungeness crab fisheries had the highest number of fatalities.
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Fatal fall alert
In three years, 22 Oregon workers died in falls. Risk increases greatly over age 35, and again over age 65. Follow these safety tips.
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Construction Fall Hazard Alert
In Oregon, 19 construction workers have died from falls since 2018, making it the leading cause of fatalities in this occupation. In many of these cases, the worker was alone or not wearing appropriate safety equipment.
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