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  • Truck Driver Dies after Being Struck by Semi-Trailer Truck In Trailer Lot of Customer Yard

    In February of 2011, a 39-year-old truck driver working outside his semi-trailer truck died when he was struck and crushed against his trailer by a semi-trailer truck that swung wide as it pulled out of an adjacent parking stall. The victim was employed by a general freight trucking company that transports refrigerated goods. He had 10 years' experience driving semi-trailer trucks.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/16/2015 — 0 Views

  • Hospitalized Work-Related Burns in Washington State, 2000-2013

    Work-related burns are a leading cause of acute occupational injury in the United States [Smith et al. 2005; American Burn Association 2015]. A substantial amount of all burn injuries result from workplace exposures, with some estimates as high as 42.1% [Smith et al. 2005]. The 2015 National Burn Repository Report cites “Accident, Work Related” as the second most common source for cases from reporting hospitals, making up 13. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 11/1/2015 — 4 Views

  • OHW: Protecting Workers Who Recycle “e-Waste”

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch (OHB), California Department of Public Health.
    California — Newsletter — 11/1/2015 — 9 Views

  • Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Employed Adults — United States, 1994–2012

    Surveillance report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR); report is a part of the first-ever Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks. California is one of 41 states that submit lead surveillance data to CDC.
    California — Journal Article — 10/23/2015 — 9 Views

  • Occupational Health Indicators Illinois, 1998-2011

    This report examines Illinois trends in occupational health using indicators developed by the Council of State and Territo-rial Epidemiologists (CSTE). The CSTE published a report in 2003 that detailed the steps necessary to obtain state-level data for each of their 19 indicators. The CSTE report has been intermittently updated since 2003. More »
    Illinois — Annual Report — 10/14/2015 — 13 Views

  • Move Over on the Road: It Could Save a Life

    Blog post by the MA Occupational Health Surveillance Program
    Massachusetts — Other — 10/6/2015 — 84 Views

  • Move Over on the Road – It Could Save a Life.

    Wokplace health and safety blog.
    Massachusetts — Multi-Media — 10/6/2015 — 7 Views

  • Acid Burns in Car & Truck Wash

    Hydrofluoric acid (HF) causes corrosive chemical burns and is a serious systemic poison by all routes of exposure.
    Washington — Other — 9/3/2015 — 4 Views

  • Semi-Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed while Adjusting Tandems 14KY064

    On October 30, 2014, at approximately 7:00 am, a semi-truck driver and fellow team driver parked in a chain restaurant parking lot to make their delivery, unloaded their product, and were adjusting the tandems on the trailer. The team driver placed himself near the tandems while the semi-truck driver climbed into the truck cab to rock the truck so that the tandems would slide into place. The team driver was found with his head pinned between the tire and the bottom of the trailer
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/2/2015 — 33 Views

  • Will Jones: Making sure everyone goes home safe

    Will Jones began his working career at 12-years-old as a 4th generation logger. He said in those days the motto was, “Run in to save your job. Run out to save your life.”
    Washington — Other — 9/1/2015 — 4 Views
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