Thousands Injured by Powered-Down Snow Blowers - NBC Chicago

Thousands Injured by Powered-Down Snow Blowers
NBC Chicago
Dr. Bart Hammig's recent study of more than 30000 snow blower injuries found a source of hidden power that can lurk, even when an operator presence switch, or "Dead man's switch," has been invoked and the power to blades cut off.

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Commentary: Operating coal shovel is more than child play - Patriot-News

Commentary: Operating coal shovel is more than child play
Patriot-News
He explained the dead man's switch that stops the machine the second the operator lifts from the seat. On a tower by his seat, he reviewed the functions of white switches marked in black icons. I guess we'd been at it a while, because Louie the foreman ...

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'AWOL' Fire Truck May Start Work This Month - Patch.com

'AWOL' Fire Truck May Start Work This Month
Patch.com
"The electrical issues now appear relatively simple: from the need to keep connection contacts clean, replacing a GFI and a tiller dead-man's switch to upgrading the generator circuit," Bisbee wrote. "... The swivel was looked at during the furlough, ...

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Chaotic Moon Labs Board of Awesomness: your hand is the throttle on this ... - The Verge

Chaotic Moon Labs Board of Awesomness: your hand is the throttle on this ...
The Verge
For safety, there's a small metal kill-switch that sits on the top of the board. Like a dead man's switch, if you don't maintain constant pressure on it, the power will be disabled and the board will stop. Oh and by the way, there's no brakes.

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'Fringe: Making Angels' Episode 411 – Recap - Science Fiction


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'Fringe: Making Angels' Episode 411 – Recap
Science Fiction
Walter and Alt-Astrid watch the others at the scene. Walter has Astrid check the dead man's crotch for blood. Walter is not sure what could have killed the man; the only explanation he can come up with is the Tears of Ra, a mythical potion.

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Labor Professor Gets Death Threats as Italy Resists Jobs Revamp - Bloomberg

Labor Professor Gets Death Threats as Italy Resists Jobs Revamp
Bloomberg
Wanted Man All this has made Ichino a wanted man in more ways than one. Since 2008 he has served as a senator in the Democratic Party's center-left coalition. Last fall he was briefly considered for a Cabinet position in the technocratic government ...

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The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan - Auburn Journal


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The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan
Auburn Journal
Later that afternoon, a local man claimed that insurgents had buried three IED's in the dry riverbed crossed by the marines on their way to Juz Ghoray. After they found and detonated one of the bombs, several marines stayed to watch the area during the ...

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