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  • Workers' compensation claims for COVID19 Dec 2020

    Workers' Compensation Claims for Exposure to and Disease from COVID-19 WA State Fund and Self-Insured Claims Established between Feb 26, 2020 and Oct 12, 2020
    Washington — Other — 12/7/2020 — 4 Views

  • Workers' compensation claims for COVID19 Nov 2020

    Workers' Compensation Claims for Exposure to and Disease from COVID-19 WA State Fund and Self-Insured Claims Established between Feb 26, 2020 and Sep 14, 2020
    Washington — Other — 11/10/2020 — 4 Views

  • Falls from rooftops in residential construction (Spanish)

    Falls are the leading cause of immediate work-related hospitalizations for people who work on roof sheathing in Washington state. Between 2014 and 2018, 93 roofers were hospitalized due to falls; this is 83% of all roofing related hospitalizations. Every roof is different, but the same fall protection principles apply to protect workers. In the three cases presented below, roofers were injured by falling because they were not tied to an anchor point.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/10/2020 — 4 Views

  • Now Hear This!

    Truck drivers work around loud noise hazards! Whether from the ambient sound coming off the rig or from terminals, maintenance shops, warehouses, construction, or airport noise, it can be hard to hear. With all the noise, it's hard to hear warning signals—even without a hearing impairment. Drivers with hearing loss have an even harder time of it. To help, limit daily workplace noise exposures to within NIOSH recommended exposure limits.
    Washington — Other — 11/3/2020 — 4 Views

  • Got a backup plan? (tip sheet).

    Backing up a trailer is a task that truck drivers do so often that it may feel like a force of habit. But a laid back attitude can lead to inattention that can cause serious and fatal injuries from backing into co-workers, customers, and other pedestrians.
    Washington — Other — 10/27/2020 — 4 Views

  • No Distance, Know Pain

    Truck drivers risk serious injury when they work on or around trucks parked too closely to traffic. Parking your truck a safe distance away helps prevent injury to you and damage to your rig. A 32-year-old truck driver learned this the hard way when he fell from his trailer after it was hit by another truck.
    Washington — Other — 10/23/2020 — 4 Views

  • No Space? Cover Your Face

    Truck drivers travel alone a lot. Isolated in truck cabs, they often have little direct contact with other people. While this may lower their risk of catching or spreading COVID-19, they must still protect themselves and others when making brief stops along their route. The pandemic makes it hard to be sure that the person who talks, coughs or sneezes as they walk by is not infected—some don't realize they are infected.
    Washington — Other — 10/14/2020 — 4 Views

  • Worker Hospitalization Alert: Worker Amputates Finger Tip on Bud Trimmer Blade

    Between 2015 and 2018, five Washington workers suffered amputations while using an electric table top bud trimming machine. The amputations were either of the thumb, index, or middle finger. All amputations happened when workers placed their hands near the grate covering of the machine's rotating fan blade.
    Washington — Other — 10/8/2020 — 5 Views

  • Workers' compensation claims for COVID19

    Workers' Compensation Claims for Exposure to and Disease from COVID-19 WA State Fund and Self-Insured Claims Established between Feb 26, 2020 and Aug 9, 2020
    Washington — Other — 10/5/2020 — 4 Views

  • Hospitalization Hazard: Roofing Falls in Residential Construction

    A roofing company was hired to replace shingles on an 8 in 12 pitch residential roof. Shortly after start of shift on the third day, a newly hired roofer climbed the ladder on the back of the house. He was wearing his harness and tool belt. The roofer was walking from the ladder to tie off to an anchorage point three feet away when he slipped and fell 20 feet to the ground, landing on his side and hitting his head. The roofer suffered a traumatic brain injury and is no longer able to work.
    Washington — Case Report — 10/5/2020 — 4 Views
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