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" CITY OF KENT
.SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
June 21 , 1988
Present: Les Wong, Jennifer Carey, Don Fronsdahl , Greg McCormick, Bruce
Lipp, Kevin Ellis, Becky Fowler and Peggy Todd
The following items were discussed:
EMPLOYEE INJURIES
Police Department
INCIDENT: While employee was traveling from Montana back to Washington after
completing a training school , he stopped at a gas station. As he
put air in a tire, he squatted down, pivoted and felt his left knee
give out.
COMMENTS: Due to the circumstances, it appears that this incident could not
have been prevented.
Parks Department
INCIDENT: While employee was assisting in the moving of pool tables to a
storage area at the Kent Commons, his finger got caught between the
table and floor.
COMMENTS: Ideal behavior would be for employees to use proper procedures for
moving furniture and equipment. Possibly the use of a board when
removing table from doily would prevent future injuries.
Parks Department
INCIDENT: While employee was raking out the Tong jump pit, he pulled a muscle
in his back.
COMMENTS: Committee agrees with the department's recommendation for employees
to maybe stretch out prior to doing this type of work.
Parks Department
INCIDENT: While tapping an 8" water main at the Shop, the employee's hand •
slipped off the handle while pulling tapping unit back and hitting
employee in the forehead.
COMMENTS: Committee agrees with the department's comments for the employees
to use proper procedures while tapping water mains.
Public Works
INCIDENT: While employee was trying to attach the washdown hose on Unit 402,
he jammed a cotter pin under his fingernail of his right hand ring
finger.
COMMENTS: The committee agrees with the department in that, +Ae cotter pin be
replaced with a proper cold-rolled pin for safe$y, purposes. The
committee agrees with the department in that they checked out the
hose reel and replaced the cotter pin with a move appropriate
cold-rolled pin for safety.
Public Works
INCIDENT: Employee pulled a muscle in left side while in the process of
picking up cones and climbing in and out of a City truck.
COMMENTS: Ideal behavior would be for employees to be more careful when
climbing in and out of vehicles. Possibly by alternating a second
person while doing this job would help relieve fatigue of muscles.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Police Department
INCIDENT: A drunk citizen was taken into protective custody to be taken to
s detox. While in transport he kicked the left rear door damaging
the top of it. ,
COMMENTS: Due to circumstances, it appears that this incident could not have
been prevented.
Police Department "
INCIDENT: Police vehicle #368 was struck by a citizen's vehicle as the
citizen's vehicle was changing lanes from the inside to the outside
lane.
COMMENTS: Due to"circumstances, it appears that this incident could not have
been prevented.
Public Works
INCIDENT: Employee was pulling off shoulder of roadway and pulled off too
close to a cement post next to a fire hydrant and iscraped the right
door and fender of vehicle.
COMMENTS: Ideal behavior would be for employee to use more care and proper
procedures when pulling off or backing up on roadway near
obstructions.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Safety Committee agreed to hold a special meeting to discuss the Safety
Awards Program to be scheduled for June 28, 1988 at 2:30 p.m.
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