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  • A 58-year-old who worked in maintenance died when struck by part of a pressurized stainless steel furnace door that ruptured

    MIFACE is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Case Report — 6/22/2018 — 0 Views

  • Concrete Finisher Electrocuted When Bull Float Contacted an Energized Power Line

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Technical Report — 6/21/2018 — 0 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 — 9 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

  • Keep In the Clear on the Landing

    In February 2018, a chaser on a landing was struck by a log that slid off of the bucking skids.
    Washington — Other — 6/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • 2018: Truck Driver Safety Investigation, A Survey of Truck Drivers

    A survey study of truck drivers entering Wyoming at Cheyenne Ports of Entry. The survey instrument was heavily based on the 2010 NIOSH national survey of long-haul truck drivers.
    Wyoming — Other — 6/1/2018 — 10 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

  • V29N3 Summer 2018 Fish and Shellfish Allergy

    An edition of the Project SENSOR Quarterly newsletter from the state of Michigan. Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks) is an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Other — 6/1/2018 — 0 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
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