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A 47-year-old worker died after being struck by a hydraulic material handler. On the day of the incident, the victim was using a torch to cut up metal.
Portland, OR – Three fatal incidents have spurred the Oregon Occupational Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program to issue new toolbox talk guides.
A 40-year-old propane service technician and a 25-year-old material handler were fatally electrocuted at a propane gas supplier’s tank storage yard when a crane’s boom contacted an overhead power line.
A 70-year-old heavy-equipment mechanic was fatally crushed while lowering a dozer. The victim had worked as a diesel and heavy mechanic for many years.
