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Firefighter Claims for Musculoskeletal Disorders Washington State Workers' Compensation State Fund, 2012–2016 « Less
Washington — Other — 12/3/2018 — 1 Views
A 58-year-old journeyman carpenter fell headfirst 11 feet onto concrete and was severely injured when he was thrown from a Baker scaffold that tipped over. It was the first day on the job site for the victim and his coworker, an apprentice carpenter. The incident took place inside a roadway tunnel project. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 11/28/2018 — 0 Views
A 58-year-old journeyman carpenter fell headfirst 11 feet onto concrete and was severely injured when he was thrown from a Baker scaffold that tipped over. It was the first day on the job site for the victim and his coworker, an apprentice carpenter. The incident took place inside a roadway tunnel project. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 11/28/2018 — 0 Views
A 39-year-old construction laborer was severely injured when he fell 60 feet to the ground below. He fell through a gap between the scissor lift he was working from and the building when the deck extension platform of the scissor lift moved. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 11/21/2018 — 0 Views
A 39-year old construction laborer was severely inuured when he fell 60 feet to the ground below. He fell through a gap between the scissor lift he was working from and the building when the deck extension platform of the scissor lift moved. The incident took place at job site where a new apartment building was being constructed. The victim had been working for the company for two years. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 11/21/2018 — 0 Views
Hand cranking of truck landing gear is a common task performed by truck drivers to raise or lower trailers. The shoulder is at risk for injury while cranking due to the required force and possibly restricted body posture. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 11/13/2018 — 1 Views
In the summer of 2018 in Oregon, a processor operator with ten years of experience died when the delimbing arms and feed rolls of the processor head he was repairing closed suddenly, crushing him. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 11/8/2018 — 0 Views
In October 1989 at a pertrochemical plant in Pasedena, Texas, a major explosion resulted in the deaths of 23 workers. In a study of this incident it was found that the company had relied on improperly trained subcontracted employees and that such contract workers experienced more injuries than did permanently employed workers at the plant (Kochan, 1991). More »In 1997, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), acting on an employee complaint, proposed to fine a Wisconsin hospital and two temporary agencies almost half a million dollars for willful violations of the blood-borne pathogens and hazard communications standards. « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 8/29/2018 — 2 Views
A 39-year-old hay press operator died when he was struck by the machine's guillotine blade. The victim had worked for 1 ½ years for his employer, a grower, processor, and a wholesale seller of hay forage. He worked in the hay processing plant where he operated a hay press that compressed field baled and loose hay into high density bales for shipping. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 8/23/2018 — 0 Views
A 39-year-old hay press operator died when he was struck by the machine's guillotine blade. The victim had worked for 1 ½ years for his employer, a grower, processor, an a wholesale seller of hay forage. He worked in the hay processing plant where he operated a hay press that compressed field baled and loose hay into high density bales for shipping. « Less
Washington — Case Report — 8/23/2018 — 0 Views
