A follow-up survey of laser injuries in the states of California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gellin GA
• Description:
  A total of 22 cases of laser injury were confirmed among 15 establishments in a follow-up survey of 200 establishments that use lasers in California, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Eye injuries accounted for 7 cases: field defects but no blindness developed among those with retinal injuries. Nine workers sustained electrical shocks; none died. Skin burns from laser beam impact were noted in four men. Aspects of laser safety, case histories of affected workers, and methods of injury prevention are reviewed. Description provided by NIOSH
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  • Eye Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author; Eye-disorders; Skin-disorders; Safety-measures; Nonionizing-radiation;
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00047926
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82196262
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1969 May; :1-19
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1969
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio, No. TR-67, 19 pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241833/cdc_241833_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d