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  • Pesticide Injury and Illness Surveillance in Michigan, 2009

    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 — 12/15/2010 — 5 Views

  • Seguridad en los establecimientos de comida y bebidas (Spanish)

    Oklahoma tiene más de 5,000 establecimientos de comidas y bebidas que emplean más de 147,500 trabajadores. Esos trabajadores tienen una alta incidencia de lesions por quemaduras.
    Oklahoma — Brochure — 12/13/2010 — 77 Views

  • Lesiones por quemaduras en adolescentes que trabajan en restaurantes (Spanish)

    Quemaduras y escaldaduras pueden ocurrir cuando los adolescentes están trabajando como cocineros que frien, preparando o sirviendo comidas o bebidas calientes, lavando platos, y hasta entregando comida.
    Oklahoma — Brochure — 12/13/2010 — 77 Views

  • Tree Trimmer Suffocated by Palm Branches!- Spanish

    ¡Cortador de árboles muere asfixiado por las ramas de una palmera! The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA FACE) conducts research-oriented investigations into workplace fatalities in an effort to develop and disseminate recommendations to prevent similar incidents. This fact sheet was produced to warn workers of the potential hazards involved in trimming palm trees.
    California — Brochure — 12/1/2010 — 2 Views

  • Service Technician Working Alone Dies after being Assaulted (09KY078)

    One late fall evening in 2009, a 53 year-old male technician was working alone at a repair shop. At approximately 9:45 PM, the technician returned to the shop with his dinner from a nearby fast-food establishment. He spread his dinner on the workbench and began eating when apparently he was attacked from behind. His attacker used a knife and cut the technician’s carotid artery and jugular vein on the left side of his neck. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/30/2010 — 25 Views

  • Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil - 2001-2007

    Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil—surveillance data from 11 states in the United States, 2001–2007
    Texas — Journal Article — 9/21/2010 — 76 Views

  • Tree Trimmer Suffocated by Palm Branches!

    The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA FACE) conducts research-oriented investigations into workplace fatalities in an effort to develop and disseminate recommendations to prevent similar incidents. This fact sheet was produced to warn workers of the potential hazards involved in trimming palm trees.
    California — Brochure — 9/1/2010 — 2 Views

  • 21-year-old window cleaner died when he fell approximately 60 feet while suspented over the edge of a building roof as he was preparing to descend in a boatswain chair.

    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.
    Michigan — Case Report — 8/20/2010 — 0 Views

  • 33-year-old township laborer died from complications sustained from a fall from the cargo box of a Cub Cadet 4x4 utility vehicle.

    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.
    Michigan — Case Report — 8/20/2010 — 0 Views

  • Cleaning for Healthier Schools – Infection Control Handbook

    Handbook to assist school personnel in developing and implementing effective infection-control practices while minimizing the use of, and exposure to, toxic products. Written by the National Cleaning for Healthier Schools and Infection Control Workgroup (representatives from academic, public health, environmental health, medical, and school advocacy communities) in collaboration with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell.
    California — Technical Report — 8/11/2010 — 2 Views
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