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Beery, Lindsay; Harris, James R.; Collins, James W.; Current, Richard S.; Amendola, Alfred A.; Meyers, Alysha R.; Wurzelbacher, Steven J.; Lampl, Mike; Bertke, Stephen J.

Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: A descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw‐related injuries and associated causes

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: A descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw‐related injuries and associated causes
  • Contributor: Beery, Lindsay; Harris, James R.; Collins, James W.; Current, Richard S.; Amendola, Alfred A.; Meyers, Alysha R.; Wurzelbacher, Steven J.; Lampl, Mike; Bertke, Stephen J.
  • imprint: Wiley, 2014
  • Published in: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22360
  • ISSN: 0271-3586; 1097-0274
  • Keywords: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Stationary sawing machinery is often a basic tool in the wood product manufacturing industry and was the source for over 2,500 injury/illness events that resulted in days away from work in 2010.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>We examined 9 years of workers' compensation claims for the state of Ohio in wood product manufacturing with specific attention to saw‐related claims. For the study period, 8,547 claims were evaluated; from this group, 716 saw‐related cases were examined.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>The sawmills and wood preservation sub‐sector experienced a 71% reduction in average incidence rate and an 87% reduction in average lost‐time incidence rate from 2001 to 2009. The top three injury category descriptions for lost‐time incidents within saw‐related claims were fracture (35.8%), open wounds (29.6%), and amputation (14.8%).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>For saw‐related injuries, preventing blade contact remains important but securing the work piece to prevent kickback is also important. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:1265–1275, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</jats:p></jats:sec>