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  • Choker Setter Struck when Hung-up Turn Clears

    In April 2018, a three man rigging crew was logging buncher piles on a flat area below an 80% slope near an RMA. They were about 850 feet from the landing. After the crew set a single choker on a four log pile, the rigging slinger cleared out into the RMA and the choker setter and hook tender cleared up the hill and under the skyline. The rigging slinger asked the choker setter and hook tender if they were in the clear and they answered that they were. More »
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • A Boat Maintenance Crew Supervisor Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning While Using a Gasoline-Powered Pressure Washer While Removing Pump Summary

    On May 17, 2012, a 25-year-old boat maintenance crew supervisor died from carbon monoxide poisoning while using a gasoline-powered pressure washer to strip paint from a boat. On the day of the incident, he was supervising a crew using a pressure washer and disc grinders to remove old paint from the exterior of a 162-foot steel hulled fishing boat moored at a dock. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 8/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • OHW: Preventing Valley Fever in Construction Workers

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. July 2018 edition promotes resources to prevent exposure to Valley fever among outdoor construction workers.
    California — Newsletter — 7/31/2018 — 8 Views

  • Second Tree Worker Killed on the Job

    MA FACE contributed content to for this COSH rapid release.
    Massachusetts — Other — 6/29/2018 — 7 Views

  • Logger Safety Initiative: Findings from the initial safety consultations

    To improve the safety culture of the manual logging industry throughout Washington State, private landowners, the Washington Contract Loggers Association, logging companies, the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) partnered to create the Washington State Logger Safety Initiative (LSI). Participation in LSI is voluntary. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 6/26/2018 — 0 Views

  • Wood Dust and Work-Related Asthma (Chinese)

    "?????????." Chinese language booklet on working with wood and around wood dust provides information on woods that can cause asthma, prevention measures for reducing asthma risk, respirator basics; highlights other hazards of working around wood.
    California — Brochure — 6/25/2018 — 8 Views

  • Wood Dust and Work-Related Asthma (Spanish)

    "Polvo de madera y asma relacionada con el trabajo." Spanish language booklet on working with wood and around wood dust provides information on woods that can cause asthma, prevention measures for reducing asthma risk, respirator basics; highlights other hazards of working around wood.
    California — Brochure — 6/25/2018 — 8 Views

  • OHW: Insect-Related Risks to Outdoor Workers

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. June 2018 edition focuses on a worker fatality from bee stings at a date palm plantation and provides insect exposure prevention materials for outdoor workers.
    California — Newsletter — 6/19/2018 — 8 Views

  • Evaluation of the Logger Safety Initiative: Impact on employer-reported payroll hours and workers' compensation claim rates

    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of LSI on employer-reported payroll hours and workers' compensation claim rates in the manual logging risk class. We used Washington workers' compensation data to assess any impact.
    Washington — Technical Report — 6/12/2018 — 0 Views

  • Tether Line Breaks after Damaged by Bucket Move

    In May 2018, the operator of a steep slope machine on a two-line tethered logging system had a near-miss when one of the cables broke at the connection socket after it was damaged during base machine repositioning.
    Washington — Other — 6/7/2018 — 0 Views
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