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  • Inpatient Hospitalizations for Work-related Injuries and Illnesses in Massachusetts, 1996-2000

    This report, produced by the Occupational Health Surveillance Program, summarizes analyses of discharge data from Massachusetts acute care hospitals for calendar years 1996-2000 with a focus on characterizing hospitalizations that were primarily for the treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 10/1/2005 — 0 Views

  • Work Related Hospitalizations in Massachusetts: racial/ethnic differences

    Hospital discharge data are an important supplementary means of examining occupational health; researchers can use such data to assess disparities among racial and ethnic groups at the state level. The findings presented here underscore the importance of research and intervention to address the occupational health needs of minority and immigrant workers, as well as the importance of maintaining a special emphasis on these populations.
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 10/1/2005 — 56 Views

  • 43-year-old worker was electrocuted while holding onto steel joists being moved with a boom crane.

    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 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 9/26/2005 — 0 Views

  • 25-year-old male lineman was electrocuted when he contacted a 40,000 volt energized chain.

    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 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 9/23/2005 — 0 Views

  • 48-year-old male builder was fatally injured when he fell approximately 15 feet onto cement striking his head.

    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 Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Case Report — 9/12/2005 — 0 Views

  • Occupational Health Watch Newsletter-Fall 2005

    Periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveiillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health.
    California — Newsletter — 9/9/2005 — 2 Views

  • "Are your employees taking lead home to their families?" - Lead in the Worplace 2005

    Newsletter that promotes lead safety in California industry. This issue describes problem take-home lead exposure and presents recommendations for preventing lead dust from being carried home on workers' dirty clothes, shoes & bodies.
    California — Newsletter — 9/1/2005 — 4 Views

  • Pesticide Safety in Mosquito Control

    Report addresses the effects and health risks of controlling mosquito population through pesticide use to prevent the spread of West Nile disease.
    California — Technical Report — 9/1/2005 — 3 Views

  • V8N3 Fall 2005 Hearing Loss in Construction Workers

    An edition of Now Hear This, a quarterly newsletter from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks). Project SENSOR is an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Newsletter — 9/1/2005 — 5 Views

  • V16N4 Fall 2005 Occupational Asthma-What's New

    An edition of the Project SENSOR Quarterly newsletter from the state of Michigan. Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks) is an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Newsletter — 9/1/2005 — 0 Views
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