Articles Tagged with ''injuries''

Health care workers suffer more injuries and illnesses on the job each year than those in any other industry, but OSHA conducts relatively few inspections of health care facilities, according to a new report by Public Citizen.

Nail guns can boost productivity on a construction site, but they also cause tens of thousands of serious injuries each year. In fact, nail gun injuries hospitalize more construction workers than any other type of tool-related injury.

An unapproved C-clamp used to attach a load to the hook of an overhead crane slid off a 2,600-pound press brake ram as it was lifted, causing the ram to fall to the ground and pin a worker, resulting in his leg being amputated at the knee.

A worker at a Georgia glass company suffered a finger amputation and crushed hand while removing a glass mold from a bottle-shaping facility – leading to an OSHA inspection and citations.

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, announced the launch of its completely redesigned website, falltech.com.

The Federal Occupational Health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designates July as Eye Injury Prevention Month, meaning now is the ideal time to reinforce for employees that eye protection is a lifestyle rather than a workplace dictate.

Ergodyne has announced today the expansion of their ProFlex® Back Support Series to include the ProFlex® 1505 Low-Profile Weight Lifters Back Support, available August 12, 2013. The new Weight Lifters Back Support's low-profile design allows for superior mobility and its soft foam core is flexible while still providing supplemental support for workers lifting.

Due to the United States’ renewed interest in becoming energy self-sufficient, drilling for oil and gas in parts of the U.S. has accelerated to a fever pitch.

Remember when “behavioral based safety” was considered revolutionary? We can now say it has been around for quite some time.

As part of its ongoing mission to eliminate needlestick and sharps injuries in healthcare, Safe in Common (SIC) has issued the "Top 10 Golden Rules of Safety." This set of guidelines was outlined in conjunction with supporters to unify the industry around efforts to fight needlestick injuries and raise awareness about effective prevention techniques.