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Burned worker reveals new face after transplant


May 16, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: construction safety, Electrical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Updated story

We’ve been following the story of Dallas Wiens, a construction worker who lost his entire face after his head got too close to a high-voltage power line. Now, Wiens has gone public with his new face following transplant surgery.

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Update: Burned construction worker gets face transplant


March 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: construction safety, Electrical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Updated story

In January 2010, we told you the story of Dallas Wiens, 25, a construction worker badly burned on the job. He was hoping to qualify for a facial transplant. Recently, he got his wish.

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Worker killed by falling bag of rocks


November 16, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: contractor safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

OSHA is trying to determine what went wrong after a construction worker was killed when a 60-pound bag of rocks fell off a four-story building.

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Worker slices neck in trenching fatality


April 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: construction safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news

A worker in New Richmond, WI, was killed in a trenching accident, but not because of a cave-in.

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