The military said that at the start of 2014, about 38,000 total U.S. personnel are in country, with just over 27,000 of those troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.The remaining U.S. troops are supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.s of Jan. 7, 2014, at least 2,164 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Loading Docks. A loading dock is the site of the most traffic in your warehouse. Although it appears harmless, injuries in this location are prevalent. Typical loading dock injuries involve being pinned between a forklift and a dock or between the dock and a truck or trailer. Traffic flow within the loading dock area is critical.
This incident was not unique. Fatalities from welding and hot work are often are associated with confined spaces and the areas adjacent to these confined spaces . The CSB has identified over 60 fatalities since 1990 due to explosions and fires from hot work activities on tanks, which are, of course, confined spaces.