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Fall InjuryWorker falls 18 feet A worker was closing in a framed skylight when he stepped onto an unsupported piece of half-inch plywood. The plywood broke, and the worker fell 18 feet to the concrete floor below fracturing both his arms. Would you know what to do t ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Man shoots himselfNail through arm. A worker shot himself in the arm with a nail gun. The 3-inch nail penetrated completely through the arm, resulting in a severe puncture wound to the arm. Do you know how to treat a puncture wound? Register now. ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Corrections officers assaultedOfficers assaulted. An inmate who was being admitted physically assaulted two correctional officers resulting in head, neck, and hand injuries. ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Fall over edge of buildingFramer's fall protection worked.A framer was working from a stepladder, setting a beam at the outside edge of the fourth floor of a wood-frame townhouse. The framer lost his balance and fell from the ladder and over the edge of the building. His fall was ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Laceration of chestabrasive blaster blasts chest. The operator of an abrasive blaster lost control of the hose and nozzle while blasting a steel trailer with silica sand. The abrasive blast medium lacerated the worker's chest. Do you have all the first aid supplies you nee ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Running machine causes lacerationsSteel spikes cut leg. A worker was unloading a lawn maintenance over-seeder unit (weighing about 350 pounds) from the back of a pickup truck using two 2x6 planks. When the running machine unexpectedly fell to one side at the base of the planks, the rotati ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Gravel Trucks collideTwo injured. Two gravel trucks collided head-on at a corner in a traffic control zone on a highway. One worker broke his arm and had soft-tissue injury to his leg. The other worker had a sore neck and back. ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Asthma AttackSpraying isocyanate foam insulation.A worker was spray applying two-component, isocyanate-containing foam insulation in a newly constructed house when he experienced a severe asthmatic reaction. ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011 Needle stick in the ERPatient seizing, worker injured with needleA worker was assisting an emergency-room physician to insert an intravenous needle in a patient who was unstable and had already removed numerous previous intravenous devices. The patient was also actively seizur ... (Read the full story)Posted: April 1, 2011
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The Casualty Care First Aid Company Phone (519) 376-7382 Fall InjuryWorker falls 18 feet A worker was closing in a framed skylight when he stepped onto an unsupported piece of half-inch plywood. The plywood broke, and the worker fell 18 feet to the concrete floor below fracturing both his arms. Would you know what to do t |