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  • Heat Related Illness in Agriculture and Forestry

    Heat-related illness (HRI), such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke, can occur in otherwise healthy workers. Agriculture and forestry have a high burden of fatal and non-fatal HRI compared to other industries.
    Washington — Other — 5/1/2014 — 4 Views

  • Injury Prevention for the Services Sector

    The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector includes diverse industries that differ in hazards and injury risk faced by workers. For example, workers at offices, banks, elementary schools, auto repair shops, restaurants, hotels, and in waste collection are all included in the Services Sector.
    Washington — Other — 5/1/2014 — 4 Views

  • Massachusetts BRFSS Facts and News, Issue 2, Spring 2014

    State Spotlight: Data making a difference, Massachusetts. Spring 2014
    Massachusetts — Newsletter — 5/1/2014 — 11 Views

  • Machine operator in a food processing plant dies when trapped inside a steam pressure cooker

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 4/30/2014 — 2 Views

  • Model Contract for a Lead Medical Program

    A sample employer-physician contract to help employers and physicians develop medical programs for lead-exposed workers. The medical program described is consistent with Cal/OSHA's lead regulations for General Industry and for the Construction Industry. The model contract contains minimum requirements as well as additional recommendations by the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP), California Department of Public Health.
    California — Other — 4/25/2014 — 5 Views

  • Hispanic Laborer Killed When Struck By Falling Plywood on a Commercial Construction Site (14KY008)

    On a clear windy Wednesday, around 11:50 a.m., a 24 year-old Hispanic laborer was helping his brother-in-law load trusses on the ground, when a gust of wind ripped an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet of plywood from another Hispanic laborer’s hands as he was handing the plywood to a co-worker 60 feet above on a commercial construction site roof. The co-worker on the roof tried to grab the sliding plywood by jumping onto it, but could not stop it. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/25/2014 — 32 Views

  • Preventing Palm Tree Trimmer Fatalities

    Digital story based on CA FACE Program fatality investigations; highlights hazardous conditions and preventive measures.
    California — Multi-Media — 4/21/2014 — 5 Views

  • Pesticide Injury and Illness Surveillance in Michigan, 2012

    Recognizing the extent of pesticide use in Michigan, in 2001 MDCH joined other NIOSH-funded states to institute an occupational pesticide illness and injury surveillance program. The intent of this surveillance was to identify the occurrence of adverse health effects and then intervene to prevent similar events from occurring in the future. More »
    Michigan — Annual Report — 4/20/2014 — 1 Views

  • Roofer Falls From Roof Edge When He Stepped on Insulation Overhang

    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 Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). More »
    Michigan — Technical Report — 4/17/2014 — 0 Views

  • Municipal Electrician Dies after Falling out of an Aerial Lift Truck’s Raised Bucket after It Was Struck by a Semi-Tractor Trailer – Massachusetts

    Results of an investigation by MA FACE into a work-related fatality, including recommendations for prevention.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 4/15/2014 — 70 Views
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