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  • Apprentice Distiller Fatally Burned by Overpressurized Pot Still

    Friday, April 24, 2015, a 40-year-old distiller and a 27-year-old distiller apprentice (victim) were producing a batch of moonshine when the Revenoor 300 gallon pot still unexpectedly ruptured. The distiller said he heard a noise like a car backfiring and he and the victim were knocked to the ground covered in 200° Fahrenheit mash (mixture of grain and water used in distilling). More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 12/15/2015 — 37 Views

  • Coccidioidomycosis Among Workers Constructing Solar Power Farms, California, USA, 2011–2014

    Article in CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases publication on coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) among workers constructing 2 solar power–generating facilities in San Luis Obispo County, California.
    California — Journal Article — 11/1/2015 — 0 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Electronic Waste Recycling: Working Safely (Spanish)

    Reciclaje de Desechos Electrónicos:cómo trabajar de forma segura. Factsheet describes how exposures occur and the potential health effects of exposure. The factsheet also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 9/24/2015 — 16 Views

  • Asthma in Childcare Workers

    This Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin is a product of a work-related lung disease project supported by NIOSH to implement the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) model of surveillance for work-related lung diseases.
    Massachusetts — Other — 9/7/2015 — 82 Views

  • Asthma in Child Care Workers

    Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin
    Massachusetts — Other — 9/1/2015 — 5 Views

  • Palm Tree Worker Suffocated by Palm Fronds – Another Death in California

    NIOSH Science Blog post regarding the continuing problem of fatalities among workers trimming palm trees. Highlights the causes, prevention measures, and additional resources.
    California — Other — 8/24/2015 — 2 Views
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