State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
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  • OHW: Nanomaterials in Construction and Other Jobs

    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.
    California — Newsletter — 1/1/2016 — 5 Views

  • High School Student Sustains a Partial Fingertip Amputation While Using a Jointer in Wood Shop

    Results of an investigation by MA FACE into a vocatinoal student injury, including recommendations for prevention.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 12/21/2015 — 7 Views

  • Apprentice Distiller Fatally Burned by Overpressurized Pot Still

    Friday, April 24, 2015, a 40-year-old distiller and a 27-year-old distiller apprentice (victim) were producing a batch of moonshine when the Revenoor 300 gallon pot still unexpectedly ruptured. The distiller said he heard a noise like a car backfiring and he and the victim were knocked to the ground covered in 200° Fahrenheit mash (mixture of grain and water used in distilling). More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 12/15/2015 — 37 Views

  • Hospitalized Work-Related Burns in Washington State, 2000-2013

    Work-related burns are a leading cause of acute occupational injury in the United States [Smith et al. 2005; American Burn Association 2015]. A substantial amount of all burn injuries result from workplace exposures, with some estimates as high as 42.1% [Smith et al. 2005]. The 2015 National Burn Repository Report cites “Accident, Work Related” as the second most common source for cases from reporting hospitals, making up 13. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 11/1/2015 — 4 Views

  • Nebraska Industry Spotlight: Animal Slaughtering and Processing

    An overview of 2012 occupational injury and illness data in Nebraska's Animal Slaughtering and Processing industry.
    Nebraska — Technical Report — 10/24/2015 — 99 Views

  • Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Employed Adults — United States, 1994–2012

    Surveillance report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR); report is a part of the first-ever Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks. California is one of 41 states that submit lead surveillance data to CDC.
    California — Journal Article — 10/23/2015 — 8 Views

  • Guide to Choosing Paint Stripping Products

    Table designed to assist contractors and tradespeople in choosing safer paint stripper alternatives; discusses hazards associated with chemical ingredients and highlights preferred products, products that should be avoided, and those that should be used with caution.
    California — Brochure — 10/19/2015 — 8 Views

  • Guide to Choosing Paint Stripping Products: Safety Considerations

    Mobile-friendly table designed to assist contractors and tradespeople in choosing safer paint stripper alternatives; discusses hazards associated with chemical ingredients and highlights preferred products, products that should be avoided, and those that should be used with caution.
    California — Other — 10/19/2015 — 8 Views

  • Occupational Health Indicators Illinois, 1998-2011

    This report examines Illinois trends in occupational health using indicators developed by the Council of State and Territo-rial Epidemiologists (CSTE). The CSTE published a report in 2003 that detailed the steps necessary to obtain state-level data for each of their 19 indicators. The CSTE report has been intermittently updated since 2003. More »
    Illinois — Annual Report — 10/14/2015 — 13 Views

  • Granite Installation Company Owner Struck by Falling Granite Slab 15KY020

    On Thursday, May 14, 2015, a clear and windy spring morning, a male company owner and a male forklift operator were unloading slabs of granite from a delivery truck. The forklift operator was unloading the slabs with a forklift equipped with a boom and a clamp designed to move the granite. The owner (victim) walked by the forklift to the area where the granite was to be stored. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 10/6/2015 — 38 Views
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