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In September 2016, a 45-year-old truck driver died when he was struck by two potato conveyor belt tables that fell from a flatbed trailer. He had worked for the multi-state potato harvesting and transport company for about four months. On the morning of the incident, the victim arrived at around 7 a.m. and began loading four tables onto a lowboy flatbed trailer so they could be transported to another site. « Less
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Work-related injury and illness are frequent and have lasting consequences. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a statewide telephone survey conducted annually to collect information on health outcomes and behaviors. We analyzed Washington State BRFSS data from 2011 to 2014 for associations between work-related injury and illness and characteristics such as worker demographics, health conditions, and behaviors. More »Among the 51,335 respondents, 51% were eligible to answer the work-related injury or illness question. « Less
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an important source of workplace health and safety data, publishing annual estimates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for the US and most states. Estimates are based on employer-reported data, collected through the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). More »Employers are instructed to submit data based on their OSHA injury and illness records and to provide detailed information for severe injuries and illnesses – defined as cases involving one or more days of missed work. « Less
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis, are common and costly, and often have longer and more severe outcomes than other workplace injuries. WMSDs are preventable. « Less
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Work-related asthma is a lung disease that is caused or made worse at work. « Less
Washington — Brochure — 6/28/2017 — 1 Views
Suicide by Occupation Occupations with Highest Mortality Ratio from Suicide Washington State Occupational Mortality Database « Less
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Immediate inpatient hospitalizations resulting from work-related injuries are a small proportion of injuries but indicate a need for intervention to reduce hazards and diminish the risk for future injuries. This report describes the creation of a unique surveillance system designed to identify immediate inpatient hospitalizations in Washington State using a multi-step process linking WA workers' compensation (WC) data with WA hospital discharge data. « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 6/28/2017 — 1 Views
Road builders are the first ones into a logging unit. Without proper planning, they can create hazards for the next phase in the harvest operations. Don't leave hazards for those working behind you! « Less
Washington — Other — 6/28/2017 — 1 Views
The Washington State Blood Lead Registry was established in 1993. The results of all blood lead level (BLL) tests performed in Washington State are reported to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) program at the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 6/5/2017 — 2 Views
In April of 2013, an orchard worker died when he was run over by a rotary mower after he fell from the tractor it was attached to. The victim was using the tractor and mower attachment to cut the grass between rows of pear trees. The incident was not witnessed, but investigators believe that it is most probable that he fell when he attempted to dismount the tractor to retrieve his hat that may have been knocked off by a low hanging branch. More »He likely either failed to put the tractor in neutral when he stopped, causing the tractor to lurch forward when he removed his foot from the clutch pedal, or inadvertently moved the gear selector lever out of neutral as he stood up to dismount the tractor. In either scenario, it is assumed that the sudden or unexpected movement of the tractor caused him to fall to the ground between the tractor and the mower. As the tractor continued to move forward, the victim's upper body was run over by the 1740 lb. mower. He was pronounced dead at the scene. « Less
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