Hazard Alerts
Below is a list of USW Health, Safety and Environment department issued Hazard Alerts. Click on the Hazard Alert to view a full description in PDF format.
Air Compressor Overheats Resulting in a Fatality
Arm Amputation Due to Unguarded Auger
Babbitrite: Discontinue Use of Babbitrite
Breast Cancer Risk - New Study: Workplace Chemical Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk
Explosion from Dead-Legged Pipe Rupture
Failed Grating Results in Burns to Foot and Ankle
Failure to Conduct Management of Change (MOC) Leads to a Fatality
Fall Into a Hydropulper Tank Results in a Fatality
Fatal Accident Involving a Hydropulper Tank of a Paper Making Machine
Fatal Accident Involving a Remote Control Operated Overhead Crane
Fatal Accident Involving a Train and Worker on Foot
Fatal Accident Involving Fall and Engulfment Hazards
Fatal Accident with an Unguarded Pneumatic Hand Grinder
Fatal Incident – Abrasive Blasting Respirator Connected to a Nitrogen Line
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Fatal Incident Involving a Belt Manlift at a Pulp Mill
Fatal Incident Involving a Log Truck and Motor Vehicle on Mill Roadway
Fatal Incident Involving a Paper Machine's Primary Arm and Reel Rail
Fatal Incident Involving a Paper Machine’s Secondary Arm and Reel Rail
Fatal Incident Involving a Recovery Boiler and Salt Cake Engulfment at a Paper Mill
Fatal Incident Involving a Sheeter Machine at a Paper Converting Facility
Fatal Incident Involving a Wood Chip Reclaimer at a Paper Mill
Fatal Incident Involving an In-Plant Railroad Conductor
Fatal Accidents with Mobile Equipment and Foot Traffic
Fatal Accident with Paper Bale Staging and Storing
Fatal Accident - Worker on Foot Struck-by Forklift
Genie Z-135/70 Secondary Boom Angle Sensor Calibration
Hazards of Permeation and Leaching with Pipes Constructed of Polymeric Materials
Lack of Machine Safeguarding Leads to Hand and Finger Injuries
Log Crane Accident Causes Double Leg Amputation
Lundberg Flame Arresters: Complaint Filed in Federal Court Alleges New Safety Concerns
Mobile Equipment and Foot Traffic Hazards
Paper Workers Burned Due to Pinch Valve Internal Rubber Liner Failure
Safety Mat Failure Results in Tire Builder’s Death
Serious Incident Involving a Chain Wheel Operated Valve
Spring Failure on a Flat Ramp Telescoping Gangway Causes Severe Injuries
Stored Hazardous Energy Kills Maintenance Worker
Tesoro Refinery Incident that Killed Seven Workers
Unguarded Driveshaft on an Overhead Crane
Unguarded Lathe Leads to Life-Altering Injuries
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Safety Alert - Fatality at Copper Tubing Plant - Fire and Explosion at Copper Tubing Plant
Safety Alert - Triple Fatality at Paper Mill - Tank Explosion While Working on a “Spreader” Flange
Safety Alert - Jan. 26, 2007 - Fatality at Tire Plant
Safety Alert - March 30, 2007 - Fatality at Tire Plant Bias Cutter Wind-Up Unit
Safety Alert - July 15, 2007 - Fatality at Construction Site
Safety Alert - July 30, 2007 - Fatality at Dayton, Ohio Airport, Pinnacle Airplanes