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  • Immigrant Granite Installer Killed After Falling with Homemade Construction Box (09KY034)

    On a summer day in 2009, a 50-year-old granite installer and his two sons were working alone at a construction site when the granite installer fell out of a second story window and was killed. The three granite installers worked for a subcontractor hired to install granite vanity tops and sinks in a newly constructed hotel. Work had commenced at 7:00 AM that morning. They were installing the second set of ten vanities for the day. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/24/2009 — 38 Views

  • Fatal Work- related Injuries among Brazilians in Massachusetts 1999-2007

    Report on fatal occupational injuries of Brazilian immigrants in Massachusetts.
    Massachusetts — Brochure — 9/10/2009 — 82 Views

  • Fatal Work- related Injuries among Brazilians in Massachusetts 1999-2007 (Portuguese)

    Report on fatal occupational injuries of Brazilian immigrants in Massachusetts.
    Massachusetts — Brochure — 9/10/2009 — 82 Views

  • Fatal Work- related Injuries among Brazilians in Massachusetts 1999-2007

    Report on fatal occupational injuries of Brazilian immigrants in Massachusetts.
    Massachusetts — Brochure — 9/10/2009 — 7 Views

  • Fatal Work- related Injuries among Brazilians in Massachusetts 1999-2007 (Portuguese)

    Report on fatal occupational injuries of Brazilian immigrants in Massachusetts.
    Massachusetts — Brochure — 9/10/2009 — 7 Views

  • Traumatic Occupational Injuries

    Traumatic Occupational Injuries in Hispanic and Foreign Born Workers
    Illinois — Journal Article — 9/1/2009 — 8 Views

  • Language preference and non-traumatic low back disorders in Washington state workers' compensation.

    Workers in the United States with limited English proficiency likely perform more hazardous work, experience higher rates of work-related injury and illness, and have worse disability outcomes. We conducted a descriptive study of employment characteristics, timeliness and utilization of workers' compensation (WC) insurance benefits, cost and occupational health outcomes for Washington State WC state fund, non-traumatic low back disorders (LBD) claimants by language preference.
    Washington — Journal Article — 8/31/2009 — 0 Views

  • Temporary workers in Washington State.

    Evidence regarding the unequal burden of occupational injuries between workers employed by temporary agencies and those in standard employment arrangements is unclear. Studies range from no significant differences in risk to substantial increased risk for temporary workers. The purpose of this study is to compare the workers' compensation experience of a large cohort of temporary agency employed workers with those in standard forms of employment.
    Washington — Journal Article — 7/17/2009 — 0 Views

  • Quemaduras entre los instaladores de techos (Spanish)

    El trabajo de instalación de techos está entre una de las industrias más peligrosas. Debido a que el impermeabilizante liquido es caliente y resbaloso, los instaladores de techos están en alto riesgo de resbalones, caídas, quemaduras y la exposición a materiales peligrosos. Recomendaciones de seguridad.
    Oklahoma — Brochure — 6/30/2009 — 77 Views

  • Poster: Fatal Work Injuries Involving Hispanics in L.A. County 1992-2005

    The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA FACE) conducts research-oriented investigations into workplace fatalities in an effort to develop and disseminate recommendations to prevent similar incidents. This poster was produced to chart fatal work injuries involving Hispanics in L.A. County 1992-2005.
    California — Other — 6/12/2009 — 2 Views
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