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North Pole Man Killed while Transporting Bulldozer near Stephen Lake
Channel 2 NewsA North Pole man was killed Friday evening while transporting a bulldozer near Cantwell, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 72-year-old Donald Kiehl was driving a D6 Caterpillar bulldozer when it had “fallen through the ice on a pond... -
Two Electrical Workers Treated After Willow Power Line Blast
Channel 2 NewsTwo electrical workers who were blown away from an electrical pole near Willow by an explosion Wednesday morning were taken to a Mat-Su Valley hospital for treatment, according to their employer. City Electric Inc. President Gabriel Marian says he was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Incidents
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Dirty Dining: A Look at Anchorage Health Inspection Reports
Channel 2 NewsWe all enjoy dinner out from time to time, but just how safe are the kitchens where you eat? Each month, Anchorage's Department of Health and Human Services slaps restaurants with critical violations -- things that could lead to you getting sick....Tags: Employees, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Jack Lewis, Career and Workplace
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Logging Accident Kills Klawock Man
An accident at a logging camp near Nutkwa Lagoon on the Prince of Wales Island killed a man Saturday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. Billy Worley, 36, was underneath a logging cradle at the timber sorting yard when a 70-foot log, 16 inches...
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Seward Fatal Accident: Seafood Worker Killed by Boom Truck
Channel 2 NewsAn Icicle Seafood's employee has died after an accident at the small boat harbor in Seward on Tuesday. Seward police say 52-year-old Felix Morales was off-loading equipment from a boom truck when the truck tipped over. Police believe he fell about 20-...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Lifestyle and Leisure, Accidental Death, Foods and Beverages
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Assembly To Decide On Indoor Smoking Ban Exemption
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to hear public testimony on Tuesday evening about a proposed measure that would grant certain private establishments an exemption from the city's indoor smoking ban. It began with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a...Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Laws, Laws, James Stewart
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Anchorage Fire Department Experiencing Problems with Breathing Gear
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Fire Department responded, Tuesday, to an investigative report which questioned the reliability of breathing packs used by AFD first responders. “The Anchorage Fire Department has experienced difficulties with the Draeger Self-...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, International Association of Fire Fighters
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Juneau Company Fined for Deadly Crane Accident
Emily Russo Miller, Juneau EmpireA Juneau construction company has been fined in connection with a deadly crane accident. The Juneau Empire (http://is.gd/EZl1vL) says the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Trucano Construction Co. $5,...Tags: Punishment, Companies and Corporations, Health, Fines, Economy, Business and Finance
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Doyon Drilling Worker Killed on North Slope
Channel 2 NewsDoyon Drilling Inc. has named the worker who was killed Monday morning in an accident on Spy Island, a man-made island in the Beaufort Sea about 25 miles from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope. Company officials say David James, a shareholder in DDI...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Espionage and Intelligence, Employees, Health, Politics
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Worker Dies After Fall at Power Plant Construction Site
Channel 2 NewsA worker died from his injuries Tuesday after falling and striking his head Monday at the construction site of a South Anchorage power plant, according to his employer. Officials with SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec-based firm working on the plant -- a joint...Tags: Health, Todd Walker, Injuries and Wounds, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Kensington Mine Accident Victim Identified
Channel 2 NewsA worker killed Wednesday morning in an underground accident at the Kensington gold mine near Juneau has been identified. The Coeur Alaska division of the Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. says Joe Tagaban, 30, had been working at the mine for about a year....Tags: Employees, Kensington, Metal and Mineral, Career and Workplace, Gold and Precious Material
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Rock Blast Possibly Killed Kensington Mine Worker
A rock blast may have killed a worker at the Kensington gold mine near Juneau Wednesday, according to a preliminary federal report.
KINY radio in Juneau reports that the Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of 30-year-old...Tags: Kensington, Metal and Mineral, Career and Workplace, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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