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  • Carbon Monoxide Poisonings North Carolina, 2016

    Summary CO poisonings 2016
    North Carolina — Technical Report — 7/1/2018 — 0 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

  • Dump Truck Driver Loses Control and Flips Truck Resulting in Fire

    On Monday, August 21, 2017, a 54-year-old male truck driver (the victim) was delivering a load of gravel, when he rounded a curve and lost control, flipping the truck into a culvert, where the fuel tank struck exposed rebar and burst into flames.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/29/2018 — 45 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

  • Hazard Alert: Unintentional Overdose from the Use of Drugs in the Workplace

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 7 in 10 individuals who use illicit drugs are employed either full or part time. As drug use rises, employers may have increased employee turnover, reduced productivity, increased injury rates, and tragically, drug overdose deaths at work. According to Kentucky FACE data, five employees overdosed in the workplace in Kentucky during 2017, representing 7.4% of the state’s 68 workplace fatalities.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/1/2018 — 38 Views

  • Dry Wall Supervisor Falls from Unsecured Plank

    On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, a 52-year-old male drywall supervisor (the victim) was setting up scaffolding; his co-worker stated he stopped mid-set up to hang a piece of drywall. The metal walk plank on which he was standing flipped on its side, throwing him 10 feet, 9 inches below onto the subflooring of a home they were dry walling. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt impact injuries to his head and neck
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/21/2018 — 37 Views

  • What to Do If Pesticides Drift onto Our Workplace (Spanish)

    "Qué hacer si los pesticidas se desvían hacia nuestro lugar de trabajo." Spanish language poster for employers and workers to use in workplace to provide guidance on avoiding illness from pesticide drift.
    California — Brochure — 5/16/2018 — 15 Views

  • OHW: Work-Related Asthma Prevention Materials in Multiple Languages

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. May 2018 edition promotes fact sheets in multiple languages that promote prevention of common workplace exposures that can cause or trigger asthma.
    California — Newsletter — 5/15/2018 — 8 Views
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