Work Environment Risk Factors for Injuries in Wood Processing

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• Personal Author:
  Holcroft CA ; Punnett, Laura
• Description:
  PROBLEM: The reported injury rate for wood product manufacturing in Maine, 1987-2004, was almost twice the state-wide average for all jobs. METHOD: A case-control study was conducted in wood processing plants to determine preventable risk factors for injury. A total of 157 cases with injuries reported to workers' compensation and 251 controls were interviewed. RESULTS: In multivariable analyses, variables associated with injury risk were high physical workload, machine-paced work or inability to take a break, lack of training, absence of a lockout/tagout program, low seniority, and male gender. Different subsets of these variables were significant when acute incidents and overexertions were analyzed separately and when all injuries were stratified by industry sub-sector. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: Generalizability may be limited somewhat by non-representative participation of workplaces and individuals. Nevertheless, these findings provide evidence that many workplace injuries occurring in wood processing could be prevented by application of ergonomics principles and improved work organization. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Epidemiology Ergonomics Forestry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Wood Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Author Keywords: Ergonomics Human-factors-engineering Industrial-safety-programs Injury-prevention Lumber-industry Physical Effort Psychosocial Strain Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety Programs Sawmill Sawmill-workers Traumatic-injuries Woodworkers Woodworking Woodworking-industry Work-analysis Work-areas Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  247-255
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035916
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2009 Aug; 40(4):247-255
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura Punnett, Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900601
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  19940831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f1eeea4eb1a88e2d23ef14bd93ea5751fe3ac82bbeac131723bb45006ad593c546bac186fda7975fc3d491dd9807708e477913427c43a5a83e3726bc7e224ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187585/cdc_187585_DS1.pdf
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