NORA Sector Council Bulletin: Wholesale & Retail Trade

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This NORA sector research program addresses the needs of wholesale and retail trade (WRT) for a safe future. This bulletin contains information about: 1. WRT injuries from contact with objects. In 2014, the top three events in the WRT sector that were responsible for the majority of injuries and illnesses involving lost work days included: "Overexertion injuries and bodily reactions," with 63,820 reported injuries, followed by "Contact with objects," which accounted for 53,010 injuries, and "Slips, trips, and falls," with 43,890 reported injuries. In the "Contact with objects" category, the majority of the injuries were attributed to being "Struck-by" an object or piece of equipment at 62%, whereas the category of "Struck-against" accounted for only 23% of the injuries. The injuries associated with being "Caught in or compressed" were 12%, with 3% unknown or other. Contact with objects includes machinery with moving parts that can catch parts of the body, as well as loose clothing or dangling jewelry. It's critical to work safely around machinery - in an instant, employees can lose a toe, a finger, or worse. Many workers have died or suffered permanent disability from an injury involving machinery or other equipment. 2. Loaded forklift killed retail warehouse clerk. A few years ago, in 2006, an 18-year-old warehouse receiving clerk at a garden and supplies retailer was killed after a loaded forklift struck him in a warehouse aisle. The forklift operator reported that the brakes on the forklift did not respond fast enough. The FACE report recommends three points to keep pedestrian workers safe: 1. Forklift operators should always look in the direction of travel and keep a clear view. 2. Employers should ensure that workers stay clear of operating forklifts. 3. Pedestrians should make visual contact with the forklift operator and receive acknowledgment before entering an area where a forklift is operating. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment Operation Equipment Reliability Falling Objects Fatalities Forklifts Injuries Lost Work Days Machine Guarding Machine Operation Machinery Retail Workers Warehousing Wholesale And Retail Trade Sector Research Program

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050717
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Research Program, 2017 May; 10:1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Vern Anderson, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Ave (MS C10) Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  vanderson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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