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Category: equipment-safety (9)
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2026-08-07 · equipment-safety · office
How Operating Heavy Machinery Inside Restricted Crawl Spaces Traps Workers
Operating a mini-excavator inside a restricted school crawl space highlights the severe risks of heavy equipment use in confined areas.
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2026-07-10 · equipment-safety · field
The Folded ROPS Habit Trapping Landscapers Under Commercial Mowers
A look at how bypassing roll-over protective structures on ride-on equipment leads to severe crush and drowning hazards near embankments.
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2026-07-09 · equipment-safety · field
The Hydraulic Pressure Myths Crushing Field Crews During Maintenance
A recent criminal sentencing for a soil screener crushing incident highlights the misconception that hydraulic pressure can safely hold suspended loads.
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2026-06-26 · equipment-safety · both
Three Pallets High and the Forklift That Tipped on a Spotter
A NIOSH FACE forensic look at how a loaded forklift tipping off a staging stack crushed an on-foot spotter, and the controls that would have prevented it.
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2026-06-15 · equipment-safety · field
Why Rough Terrain Cranes Tip Without Warning
A West Texas substation tip-over shows how ground conditions, load charts, and exclusion zones decide whether a crane lift ends safely or catastrophically.
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2026-06-02 · equipment-safety · field
Meat Room Amputation Exposes Guarding Shortcuts Under Production Pressure
A Georgia supermarket worker lost a body part to an unguarded meat-room machine. OSHA's willful citations show what production-pressure shortcuts cost crews.
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2026-06-01 · equipment-safety · field
When Skid Steer Lift Arms Drop Without Warning
A Kentucky utility site fatality shows why unblocked skid steer lift arms and bypassed interlocks turn routine maintenance into a crushing hazard for summer crews.
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2026-05-25 · equipment-safety · field
Suspended Load Crush Hazards During Heavy Rigging Work
Memorial Day crews face heavy crane and rigging work this week — here is how to keep workers out of the crush zone when suspended loads shift unexpectedly.
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2026-05-19 · equipment-safety · field
Excavator Strikes Kill Three Workers In Two Weeks Across Three States
Three construction workers killed by excavators and skid steers in May 2026 expose swing-radius and blind-spot failures every foreman must address this week.