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SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
September 20, 1988
Present: Jim Ausburn, John Bond, Jennifer Carey, Ken Cooper,
Jack Fingold, Don Fronsdahl, Rose Grabert, Bruce Lipp
Greg McCormick, Beth Remington, Marion Taylor,
Les Wong, Joe Sams and Lori Brown
The following items were discussed:
PUBLIC WORKS
INCIDENT: Strained back as a result of lifting large rocks out
of a manhole.
COMMENTS: Employee was not standing when injured. Determined to
V be a nonpreventable accident.
PUBLIC WORKS
INCIDENT: Employee backed into a vehicle that was, towing his own
vehicle out of a .ditch.
COMMENTS: Committee recommended using four wheel drive vehicles
for inspectors in Engineering. Accident was determined
nonpreventable.
SENIOR CENTER
INCIDENT: Step ladder was bent while driving vehicle onto a
ferry.
COMMENTS: Committee felt that the accident was preventable and
that the ladder should be up' when driving in town.
PUBLIC WORKS
INCIDENT: Employee cut hand with a razor blade while scraping a
decal off of a window.
COMMENTS: Accident was determined preventable.
PUBLIC WORKS
INCIDENT: Employee injured top of foot while using a hand held
compactor.
COMMENTS: Accident was determined to be preventable. The
Committee recommended that the employee be more
careful.
SAFETY MINUTES
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PUBLIC WORKS
INCIDENT: Employee twisted back while lifting table's from a
truck.
COMMENTS: Committee recommended that in the future two men should
be used to perform this type of activity.
In addition to employee injuries and accidents, the Safety
Committee discussed the purpose and history 0 the Safety
Committee. A list of videos which are available from Scott Wetzel
Services was also distributed to Committee members.