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  • Electrician dies when he is crushed between a traveling hoist and a plating tank

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 9/15/2014 — 2 Views
  • OHW: Students Learn From Workers on the Job

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health. September 2014 edition highlights summer projects completed by four students in the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) who were placed at the Occupational Health Branch
    California — Newsletter — 9/1/2014 — 5 Views
  • Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington State.

    Falls from height (FFH) are a longstanding, serious problem in construction
    Washington — Journal Article — 9/1/2014 — 4 Views
  • Effects of varying case definition on carpal tunnel syndrome prevalence estimates in a pooled cohort.

    To analyze differences in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) prevalence using a combination of electrodiagnostic studies (EDSs) and symptoms using EDS criteria varied across a range of cutpoints and compared with symptoms in both =1 and =2 median nerve-served digits.
    Washington — Journal Article — 8/28/2014 — 4 Views
  • A Comparison of Health and Safety Concerns of Union and Non-Union Construction Workers

    Summary of a pilot project to better undrestand the health and safety issues that contribute to disparities in morbidity and mortality between union and non-union construction workers.
    Florida — Technical Report — 8/14/2014 — 11 Views
  • A Comparison of Health and Safety Concerns of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Construction Workers

    Summary of a pilot project to better undrestand the health and safety issues that contribute to disparities in morbidity and mortality between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white warehouse workers, as well construction workers.
    Florida — Technical Report — 8/14/2014 — 8 Views
  • Operator Dies after Excavator Tips Over the Side of a Bridge into River

    On January 15, 2008 a 62-year-old equipment operator was fatally injured when the hydraulic excavator he was operating tipped over the side of a bridge, falling 60 feet into the river below. The operator was working on the demolition of the bridge by removing cut concrete slabs from the bridge deck. He was using the hydraulic excavator which was equipped with a type of bucket attachment (Slab Crab) designed for bridge deck and concrete slab removal work.
    Washington — Case Report — 8/7/2014 — 0 Views
  • OHW: Working Safely with Isocyanates

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health. August 2014 edition is about a revised fact sheet and new web page by the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS) that provides information on health hazards from isocyanates and ways to minimize workplace exposure.
    California — Newsletter — 8/1/2014 — 5 Views
  • Ironworker Falls 72 Feet from Mast Scaffold

    On January 6, 2014, a 34-year-old ironworker died when he fell from a mast scaffold. The incident happened at a multi-story commercial building construction project site. The victim's employer is a provider of steel erection services and was a subcontractor on this project.
    Washington — Technical Report — 7/22/2014 — 0 Views
  • Ironworker Falls 72 feet from Mast Scaffold - Slideshow

    On January 6, 2014, a 34-year-old ironworker died when he fell from a mast scaffold. The incident happened at a multi-story commercial building construction project site. The victim's employer is a provider of steel erection services and was a subcontractor on this project.
    Washington — Other — 7/22/2014 — 0 Views
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