Hazard Alerts

  • Broken Knuckle

    • Injury Type: Broken Knuckle
    Core Activity: Hotel, Motel
    Location: Winnipeg
    ID Number: 1320
    Date of Incident: February 25, 2013
    Sector: Hospitality & Tourism, Hospitality
    Details: A worker was escorting a patron from the hotel when it appears the worker got his right hand caught in the door. 

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  • Shoulder Injury 

    Injury Type: Shoulder Injury
    Core Activity: Hotel, Motel
    Location: Winnipeg
    ID Number: 1318
    Date of Incident: February 13, 2013
    Sector: Hospitality & Tourism, Hospitality
    Details:

    A worker was taking bags of garbage to the trash when it appears the worker missed the step and fell onto their right shoulder.

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  • Laceration to Finger

  • Injury Type: Laceration to finger
    Core Activity: Restaurant, Catering
    Location: Winnipeg
    ID Number: 427
    Date of Incident: October 2010
    Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
    Details: A worker sustained a cut to the right middle finger with a chef knife while cutting vegetables.

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  • Ligament Damage and Bruising

    Injury Type: Ligament damage and bruising
    Core Activity: Hospitality
    Location: Northern Region
    ID Number: 160
    Date of Incident: April 2010
    Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
    Details: A patron was escorted from a hotel for causing a disturbance. A worker was outside at the time and the patron took a swing, hitting the worker in the jaw causing ligament damage and bruising.

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  • Contact with Electrical Current

    Injury Type: Unknown
    Core Activity: Hospitality
    Location: Winnipeg
    ID Number: 090
    Date of Incident: March 2010
    Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
    Details: A worker made contact with an electrical current when plugging in a food warmer. The warmer's electrical plug end had frayed wires.

  • Laceration to Finger

    Injury Type: Laceration to finger
    Core Activity: Hotel
    Location: Winnipeg
    ID Number: 053
    Date of Incident: January 2010
    Sector: Accommodation, Hospitality & Tourism
    Details: A worker sustained a cut to the right index finger from a broken bottle while putting stock away.

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