News flash: tiny perp takes down mighty worker

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Many other workers saw the perpetrator before the vicious attack. Most even recognized the potential for violence. Sadly, none stepped up to protect their colleague and now, after a horrendous attack, he's out of work and trying to recover and take care of his family with the 60% of his salary that he gets from workers' comp. And the perpetrator of the crime? Well, it didn't exactly walk away, but since it was just a small chunk of wood that had broken off a pallet, it was eventually swept away. . . How could this tragedy have been prevented? If anyone had chucked that lousy chunk of wood into the trash, none of this would have happened. Workers: If you see debris on the ground, pick it up. Even if you weren't the one who left it there. Don't use worn or crumbling pallets. Report pallet repair issues to your supervisor. Employers: Supply plenty of recycle and garbage bins to make clean up easier. No one wants to interrupt their work to take trash a long distance. Enforce a clean work area and lead by example. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Automobiles Education Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Drivers Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Trucking Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044713
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-117-2013, 2013 May; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  News flash: tiny perp takes down mighty worker
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1e8ae0a9e4917119114f2c237d05df048896d4816736bb9a9bf27e9e3b3475a84dc587fc201602125b40c8a5828ef4a9630850cf47f1597bd8a846367167c3e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200354/cdc_200354_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 152.54 KB ]