State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
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  • Bark Company Owner Dies After Being Crushed By Ecology Block Wall

    In July of 2016, the 70-year-old owner of a bark and wood wholesale and retail company died from surgical complications resulting from injuries he sustained when a wall being constructed from concrete "ecology blocks" collapsed, and a 3600lb. block fell onto him, crushing his legs.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/21/2016 — 4 Views

  • 2015 Annual Report - Tracking Work-Related Asthma in Michigan

    Annual report from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. 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 Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 12/19/2016 — 0 Views

  • Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan 2014

    Annual report from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. 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 Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 12/16/2016 — 0 Views

  • Timber Cutter Struck by Falling Fir Tree

    In September 2014, a 24-year-old cutter died when he was struck by a tree felled by his employer. Previously the cutter had worked for four years on a rigging crew. He wanted to learn to cut timber and had been working directly under the supervision of his new employer for one month.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/9/2016 — 0 Views

  • Roofer Falls 19 Feet from Roof

    In March 2015, a 31-year-old Hispanic roofer was injured and later died after he fell from a house roof. The incident occurred at a job site during a tear-off and replacement of a roof on a two-story house. The victim had worked with his employer, a roofing contractor, for three months as a roofer.
    Washington — Case Report — 12/7/2016 — 0 Views

  • Occupational injuries by worker age, Washington 2011–2015

    Previous studies have found older workers to be at increased risk of fatal occupational injuries. To better understand work-related injuries suffered by older workers, we used three measures of occupational injuries, each of different severity, to examine patterns of work-related injuries by worker age across industries.
    Washington — Technical Report — 12/5/2016 — 0 Views

  • A Foreman Dies When He is Crushed in a Hay Baling Machine

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 12/5/2016 — 2 Views

  • Two Tree Trimmers Die When They Are Electrocuted While Pollinating Date Palm Trees

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 12/5/2016 — 2 Views

  • Hydroblasting laborer dies when he falls into an underground vertical pipe and suffocates

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 12/5/2016 — 9 Views

  • 1-Bromopropane (n-Propyl Bromide)

    Health Hazard Alert describes how exposure occurs, in what industries, and the potential health effects of exposure. The alert also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 12/1/2016 — 9 Views
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