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Truck drivers work around loud noise hazards! Whether from the ambient sound coming off the rig or from terminals, maintenance shops, warehouses, construction, or airport noise, it can be hard to hear. With all the noise, it's hard to hear warning signals—even without a hearing impairment. Drivers with hearing loss have an even harder time of it. To help, limit daily workplace noise exposures to within NIOSH recommended exposure limits. « Less
Washington — Other — 11/3/2020 — 1 Views
Workers' Compensation Claims for Exposure to and Disease from COVID-19, WA State Fund and Self-Insured Claims Established between Feb 26, 2020 and Sep 14, 2020 « Less
Washington — Other — 11/3/2020 — 1 Views
A 31-year-old yourneyman ironworker died when he fell through a covered hole, landing on concrete 42 feet below. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 10/30/2020 — 0 Views
A 31-year-old journeyman ironworker died when he fell through a covered hole, landing on concrete 42 feet below. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 10/30/2020 — 0 Views
There are few public health surveillance systems for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). WMSD surveillance systems have relied on case definitions using available administrative data from workers compensation data systems, or clinic or physician based case reporting schemes. Washington State (WA) has one of the few public health surveillance systems for WMSDs. This system uses the monopolistic workers' compensation data for case ascertainment. More »Periodically, the case identification methods need refinement based on the evolution of administrative data systems and updated information available for case detection and validation. The diagnostic coding system change from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9-Clinical Modification (CM) to ICD-10-CM prompted us to evaluate and revise our previously used WMSD case definitions1-3. « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 10/29/2020 — 2 Views
Backing up a trailer is a task that truck drivers do so often that it may feel like a force of habit. But a laid back attitude can lead to inattention that can cause serious and fatal injuries from backing into co-workers, customers, and other pedestrians. « Less
Washington — Other — 10/27/2020 — 1 Views
Truck drivers risk serious injury when they work on or around trucks parked too closely to traffic. Parking your truck a safe distance away helps prevent injury to you and damage to your rig. A 32-year-old truck driver learned this the hard way when he fell from his trailer after it was hit by another truck. « Less
Washington — Other — 10/23/2020 — 1 Views
Truck drivers travel alone a lot. Isolated in truck cabs, they often have little direct contact with other people. While this may lower their risk of catching or spreading COVID-19, they must still protect themselves and others when making brief stops along their route. The pandemic makes it hard to be sure that the person who talks, coughs or sneezes as they walk by is not infected—some don't realize they are infected. « Less
Washington — Other — 10/14/2020 — 1 Views
Between 2015 and 2018, five Washington workers suffered amputations while using an electric table top bud trimming machine. The amputations were either of the thumb, index, or middle finger. All amputations happened when workers placed their hands near the grate covering of the machine's rotating fan blade. « Less
Washington — Other — 10/8/2020 — 1 Views
A 54-year-old laborer died of injuries after he was struck by falling parts of a steel tower shoring system as he was dismantling it. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 10/7/2020 — 0 Views
