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  • Carpenter falls from a beam while installing an edge joist * (Spanish)

    On January 5, 2012, a 52-year-old carpenter and foreman was fatally injured after falling from a beam. The victim had worked for 14 years for a small general contracting company that was primarily involved in residential construction, but also did commercial and industrial work.
    Washington — Other — 6/24/2013 — 0 Views

  • Carpenter Falls from Beam while Setting Rim Joist

    FACE Narrative describing incident in which a carpenter fell over 12 feet from a beam while trying to set a rim joist. The victim was not wearing fall protection.
    Washington — Case Report — 6/24/2013 — 0 Views

  • Carpenter Falls from Beam while Setting Rim Joist slideshow

    Washington FACE Fatality Narrative Slideshow: Carpenter Falls from Beam while Setting Rim Joist. On January 5, 2012, a 52-year-old carpenter/foreman was fatally injured when he fell from a beam.
    Washington — Case Report — 6/24/2013 — 0 Views

  • A day laborer dies when he is buried in a trench collapse

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 6/7/2013 — 2 Views

  • Two laborers die from hydrogen sulfide exposure in a confined space at an organic waste recycling facility

    Fatality investigation report by CA FACE Program with identified hazards and recommendations to prevent similar incidents.
    California — Case Report — 6/7/2013 — 2 Views

  • OHW: Lead Still a Health Concern for California Workers

    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. June 2013 edition is about a new report from the California Occupational Blood Lead Registry showing that thousands of California workers are still being exposed to lead and have elevated blood lead levels.
    California — Newsletter — 6/5/2013 — 5 Views

  • Preventing Work-Related Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)

    Factsheet describes how exposure occurs, in what industries, and the potential health effects of exposure. The factsheet also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 6/1/2013 — 9 Views

  • Work Comp Outcomes for Construction Workers

    The study characterizes the relationship between acute measures of severity and three important workers compensation outcomes associated with a worker's ability to return to work and the cost of a work-related injury.
    Illinois — Journal Article — 6/1/2013 — 8 Views

  • Annual Report on Blood Lead Levels on Adults and Children in Michigan, 2011

    Annual report from Michigan's ABLES (Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology Surveillance) Program. The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University is a bona fide agent and works closely with the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 5/24/2013 — 5 Views

  • Bulldozer Operator Caught Between Track and Fender

    FACE Fatality Narrative about a bulldozer operator who was killed when he got caught between the fender and the track of the bulldozer. OPerator was trying to enter back into the dozer, when he accidentally hit the transmission shift lever with his elbow, his foot got caught in the track, pulling him into the fender. Operator did not set parking brake when getting out of the dozer.
    Washington — Case Report — 5/8/2013 — 0 Views
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