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  • Two Propane Gas Supplier Workers Electrocuted when Boom Truck Crane's Boom Contacts 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line

    In May of 2010, a 40-year-old propane service technician and a 25-year-old material handler were electrocuted at a propane gas supplier's tank storage yard when a boom truck crane's boom contacted an overhead power line. The incident occurred as the service technician operating the crane was preparing to lift a tank. The two victims were employed by a large national retail and wholesale supplier of propane. They worked at their employer's propane service center and regional office location. More »
    Washington — Case Report — 4/21/2015 — 1 Views

  • Occupational diseases in individuals exposed to metal working fluids

    An occupational health publication.
    Michigan — Journal Article — 4/15/2015 — 0 Views

  • Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplace, in 2014

    MA FACE contributed to the content of this report.
    Massachusetts — Annual Report — 4/14/2015 — 0 Views

  • Construction Worker Falls 14 Feet from a Beam onto Concrete and Suffers Serious Brain Injury.

    On May 12, 2014, a 41- year-old construction worker suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when he fell approximately 14 feet and hit his head on the concrete below.
    Washington — Other — 4/10/2015 — 0 Views

  • Construction Worker Falls 14 Feet from a Beam onto Concrete and Suffers Serious Brain Injury. - Slideshow

    On May 12, 2014, a 41- year-old construction worker suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when he fell approximately 14 feet and hit his head on the concrete below.
    Washington — Multi-Media — 4/10/2015 — 4 Views

  • Work-Related Asthma — 22 States, 2012

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on work-related asthma* (WRA). Using the 2006–2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Adult Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) data from 38 states and the District of Columbia, CDC estimates the proportion of current asthma that is work-related.
    California — Journal Article — 4/10/2015 — 14 Views

  • Work-Related Asthma Surveillance, Massachusetts, 2003 – 2013

    SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin.
    Massachusetts — Newsletter — 4/8/2015 — 84 Views

  • Work-Related Asthma Surveillance, Massachusetts, 2003 – 2013

    SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin.
    Massachusetts — Newsletter — 4/8/2015 — 6 Views

  • Heavy Equipment Mechanic Dies when an Elevated Dump Truck Tag Axle Pins Him to the Concrete Floor

    On September 19, 2013, at approximately 4:28 p.m. a 58-year-old heavy equipment mechanic was replacing an air bag on a tri-axle dump truck. The victim was under the truck and axle, which was resting on a hydraulic floor jack. While the victim was under the axle, he inadvertently placed his hand on the jack causing the floor jack to lower and pin him between the axle and the concrete floor. At 4:48 p.m. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/7/2015 — 32 Views

  • Incidence Rates and Trend of Serious Farm-Related Injury in Minnesota, 2000-2011

    Only about 2% of Minnesota's workers were employed in agriculture for the years 2005-2012, this small portion of the workforce accounted for 31% of the 563 work-related deaths that occurred in Minnesota during that same time period. Agricultural fatalities in Minnesota and elsewhere are well documented; however, nonfatal injuries are not. To explore the burden of injury, Minnesota hospital discharge data were used to examine rates and trends of farm injury for the years 2000-2011. More »
    Minnesota — Journal Article — 4/1/2015 — 91 Views
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