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  • Pesticide Injury and Illness Surveillance in Michigan, 2008

    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 — 12/20/2009 — 0 Views

  • Immigrant Granite Installer Killed After Falling with Homemade Construction Box (09KY034)

    On a summer day in 2009, a 50-year-old granite installer and his two sons were working alone at a construction site when the granite installer fell out of a second story window and was killed. The three granite installers worked for a subcontractor hired to install granite vanity tops and sinks in a newly constructed hotel. Work had commenced at 7:00 AM that morning. They were installing the second set of ten vanities for the day. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/24/2009 — 38 Views

  • Security Guard at Construction Site Pinned between Door and Frame of Pickup Truck

    Summary of fatal incident in which a security guard was pinned between the door and frame of his pickup truck after the dirt on the should of road gaveway
    Washington — Case Report — 11/16/2009 — 0 Views

  • Laborer Killed When Run Over by Reversing Dump Truck

    Summary of fatal incident in which a laborer was run over by reversing dump truck.
    Washington — Case Report — 11/4/2009 — 0 Views

  • OHW: New Health Dangers from Lead

    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. November 2009 edition about the harmful effects of chronic and low-level exposures to lead in adults, levels well below those currently allowed by the OSHA lead standards. Provides links to new OHB materials and health-based guidelines for physicians.
    California — Newsletter — 11/1/2009 — 2 Views

  • Workers' compensation costs among construction workers: a robust regression analysis.

    This article describes the characteristics of injured construction workers filing claims in Illinois between 2000 and 2005 and the factors associated with compensation costs using a robust regression model.
    Illinois — Journal Article — 11/1/2009 — 8 Views

  • Laborer Killed When Backed Over by Water Truck in Highway Work Zone

    Summary of fatal incident in which a laborer was killed after a water truck backed over him.
    Washington — Case Report — 10/2/2009 — 0 Views

  • Workers Killed While Working With Granite

    During 2007-2008, two workers died while working with granite.
    Kentucky — Technical Report — 10/1/2009 — 38 Views

  • WORKERS KILLED WHILE WORKING WITH GRANITE

    Haz Alert for dangers of working with granite.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 10/1/2009 — 25 Views

  • Who is paying the bills? Health care costs for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington state union carpenters, 1989-2003.

    Factors associated with private health insurance payment rates for musculoskeletal back disorders were examined among a 15-year cohort of union carpenters. Payment patterns were contrasted with work-related back injury rates over time.
    Washington — Newsletter — 10/1/2009 — 0 Views
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