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  • Always Expect a Train

    Better regulations, enforcement, engineering, and training have greatly reduced train and motor vehicle collisions across the United States. In fact, Federal Railroad Administration data show collisions declined 83 percent from 12,000 in 1972 to 2,123 in 2017, significantly reducing fatalities and injuries.
    Washington — Other — 3/12/2020 — 4 Views

  • Yard Tractors and Harm Factors (tip sheet)

    Yard tractors are known by different names: terminal tractor, hostler, spotter truck, yard truck, yard jockey, yard goat, or mule. Whatever you call them, operating yard tractors where vehicle and pedestrian traffic merges puts their drivers at the center of hazardous conditions that can injure or kill.
    Washington — Other — 3/12/2020 — 4 Views

  • Heat Related Illness in Washington State

    Heat related illness (HRI) is a significant burden for workers, and climate change will likely increase the risk for HRI in workers. The purpose of this study was to better understand the characteristics of Washington workers who suffered from HRI from 2006 to 2017.
    Washington — Other — 2/21/2020 — 0 Views

  • Chainsaw Safety for Homeowners

    Information on how to use a chainsaw safely for homeowners.
    New York — Brochure — 2/15/2020 — 18 Views

  • SHARP Stats: Injury and Illness in the emerging Cannabis industry 2020

    Injury and Illness in the legal cannabis industry
    Washington — Other — 1/21/2020 — 16 Views

  • Washington State Occupational Health Indicators - Current Data (2010-Present)

    There are over 3 million workers in Washington State. Every year tens of thousands are injured or made ill on the job. These work-related injuries and illnesses have high human and economic costs, but can be prevented. Tracking these injuries and illnesses is the first step to understanding whether prevention methods are succeeding or need to be improved.
    Washington — Survey and Data Instrument — 1/14/2020 — 16 Views

  • Worker Hospitalization Alert: Foreman Falls 15 Feet from Ladder

    An experienced framing foreman suffered fractures to both lower legs when he fell 15 feet from an unsecured extension ladder.
    Washington — Case Report — 1/10/2020 — 0 Views

  • These Trucks Carry Big Risks

    A hand truck does things a semi-truck can't do. And while it's much smaller than a rig, the injury risks are still big. It is a basic piece of equipment, but using it wrongly can complicate your safety.
    Washington — Other — 1/2/2020 — 4 Views

  • Put a Freeze on Injuries

    Loading docks and terminal yards can be dangerous places at any time of the year. The combination of trucks, forklifts, ledges, steps, stacked freight, pallet debris, rollup doors, and pedestrians increases the risk of struck-by and slip, trip, and fall injuries. When you throw winter weather into the mix, the risk can get even worse.
    Washington — Other — 12/19/2019 — 4 Views

  • Knee Deep in Pain

    A 46-year-old truck driver suffered a bad knee sprain after slipping off an icy trailer ladder.
    Washington — Other — 12/19/2019 — 4 Views
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