What types of injuries and illnesses can occur in the Wood
Products Industry?
The following data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) characterizes injuries and illnesses
for selected SIC codes from the Wood Products Industry. Visit the
BLS Safety and Health Statistics page for more
information.
- Table
R1. Number of nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses involving days
away from work by industry and selected natures
of injury or illness, 1997.
- Table
R2. Number of nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses involving days
away from work by industry and selected parts
of body affected by injury or illness,
1997.
- Table
R3. Number of nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses involving days
away from work by industry and selected sources
of injury or illness, 1997.
- Table
R4. Number of nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses involving days
away from work by industry and selected events
or exposures leading to injury or illness,
1997.
- Table
R5. Incidence rates for nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses
involving days away from work per 10,000
full-time workers by industry and
selected natures of injury or illness,
1997.
- Table
R6. Incidence rates for nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses
involving days away from work per 10,000
full-time workers by industry and
selected parts of body affected by
injury or illness, 1997.
- Table
R7. Incidence rates for nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses
involving days away from work per 10,000
full-time workers by industry and
selected natures of injury or illness,
1997.
- Table
R8. Incidence rates for nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses
involving days away from work per 10,000
full-time workers by industry and
selected events or exposures leading
to injury or illness, 1997.
Health Hazard References:
Heat Stress
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Protecting Workers from the Effects of Heat. OSHA
Fact Sheet, 22 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
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Heat Stress. OSHA Publication 3154, (2002). Also
available as a 23 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
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Working Outdoors in Warm Climates.
OSHA Fact Sheet, (2005, September), 25 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
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Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to
Promote Your Personal Health and
Safety. Centers for the Control
and Prevention of Disease (CDC).
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Working in Hot Environments.
US
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health
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(1986, April).
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OSHA Technical Manual (OTM).
OSHA Directive TED
01-00-015 [TED 1-0, 15A], (1999,
January 20).
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Rom, William N. "Hot and Cold Work Environments." Environmental and Occupational Medicine,
3rd Edition. London: Lippincott - Raven, 1998, 1389-1395.
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Wald, Peter and Greg Stave. "Hot Environments."
Physical and Biological Hazards of
the Workplace, New York: Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1994, 93-111.
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Zenz, Carl, O. Bruce Dickerson, and Edward Horvalt.
"Physical Work and Heat Stress", Occupational Medicine, 3rd ed.,
St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 1994, 305-333.
Cold Stress
Diesel
Exhaust
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Diesel Exhaust.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Health and Safety Fact Sheet on Diesel Exhaust.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
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Health Assessment Document for Diesel Exhaust. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Register Notice
67:170, (2002, September 3).
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Exhausted by Diesel
- How America's Dependence on Diesel Engines Threatens Our Health.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Coalition for Clean Air.
(1998, April)
- Health and Safety Executive.
Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety. 4th Edition, (1998). International
Labor Office.
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Graves, J. and John Cain. "A survey of exposure to diesel engine exhaust emission in the workplace." Annals of Occupational Hygiene 44.6(2000): 435-447. 188 KB
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Carraro,
E. et al. "Biological activity of particle exhaust emissions from eight-duty diesel engines." Journal of Environmental Petrology, Toxicology and Oncology 16.2-3(1997): 101-109.
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P., R.E. Harris, and E.L. Wynder. "Case-control study an occupational exposure to diesel exhaust and lung cancer risk." American Journal Industrial Medicine 17.5(1990): 577-591.
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Kilburn, Kaye. "Effects of diesel exhaust on neurobehavior and pulmonary functions." Archives of Environmental Health. (2000, January).
Chemical
Hazards
Lyme Disease
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Lyme Disease Facts.
OSHA Fact Sheet, 38 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
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Potential for Occupational Exposure to Lyme Disease.
OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB), (2003,
February 11). Also available as a 134 KB
PDF, 8 pages.
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"Preventing Lyme Disease." The Nurse Practitioner
25.10(2000): 50-53.
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Lyme Disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
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Theresa Donahue and James Cowley. "Case Study: Enrlichosis: A New and Emerging Infectious Disease." Physician Assistant
24.8(Aug, 2000): 17-24.
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Fell, Elizabeth. "An Update on Lyme Disease and other Tick-Borne Illnesses." The Nurse Practitioner 25.10(2000,
October): 38-58.
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Parola,
Philippe and Didier Raoult. "Ticks and Tick-Borne Bacterial Diseases in Humans: and Emerging Infectious Threat." Clinical Infectious Diseases 32.6(2001, March 15):897-952.
Sun Exposure
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Protecting Yourself in the Sun. OSHA Publication 3166, (2003). Also
available as a 38 KB
PDF,
2 pages. A 42 KB
PDF
(Spanish version) is also available.
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Staying Healthy in the Sun. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), (1998, March). Contains both general
sun safety tips as well as specific health advisories for each
UV Index level.
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Skin Cancer Alert. University of Kentucky Health Service.
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Sun Safety. The American Cancer Society.
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Sunlight and Ultraviolet Exposure.
Indicates that in addition to skin cancer, the sun's UV
radiation also increases the risk
of cataracts and certain other eye
problems, and can suppress the
immune system.
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Skin Cancer Facts. Reports
that most of the more than 1
million cases of non-melanoma
skin cancer diagnosed yearly in
the United States are considered
to be sun-related. Melanoma, the
most serious type of skin
cancer, will account for about
62,190 cases of skin cancer in
2006 and most (about 7,910) of
the 10,710 deaths due to skin
cancer each year.
- Questions and Answers on Skin Cancer Prevention. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). Also available as a 97 KB
PDF,
5 pages.
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Guidelines for Outdoor Workers. The Skin Cancer Foundation.
Sun Exposure: Precautions and Protection.
Ohio State University Extension
Fact Sheet.
Noise
Vibration
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Health Risks - Vibration: Advice for Employers. United Kingdom Health
and Safety Executive (HSE), (2001,
June).
- Hand Arm Vibration - Advice for Employers, 462 KB
PDF, 8 pages.
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Hand-transmitted Vibration: Evaluation of Some Common Aspects of Exposure in Great Britain. 2 MB
PDF, 84 pages.
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Chain Saw Vibration.
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Criteria For a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hand-Arm Vibration.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Occupational
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Yamada, S. and H. Sakakibara. "Prevention strategy for vibration hazards by portable power tools, national forest model of comprehensive prevention system in Japan." Industrial Health 36.2(1998,
April): 141-153.
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M. Bovenzi, F. Gianni and S. Rossi. "Vibration-induced multi focal neuropathy in forestry workers: electro physiological findings in relation to vibration exposure and finger circulation." Environmental Health 73(2000,
November): 519-527.
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Nagase, H., et al. "Multi-variaterelationship between subjective symptoms and risk factors for the development of symptoms, including working conditions, life habits and physical status in forestry workers using chain saws." Japanese Journal of Industrial Health
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McKenna,
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51.6(1994, June): 366-370.
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Futatsuka,
M. et al. "A preliminary study on the function tests of the vibration syndrome in tropical rain forest workers." Journal of Human Ergology
20.1(1991, June): 95-99.
General
Resources
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Rosenstack, L. and Cullen, M. Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2004.
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Wald, Peter H., and Gregg M. Stove. Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. New York:
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
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Zenz, Carl, Dicherson, O. Bruce, and Horwoth, Edward P. Occupational Medicine. 3rd ed. Mosby:
St. Louis: Missouri, 1994.
- Parmeggiani, Luigi, ed.
Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety.
4th ed. Geneva:
International Labor Office, 1998.
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Raffle,
P.A.B., P.H. Adams, Peter J. Baxter and W.R. Lee. Hunters Diseases of
Occupations. 8th edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994.
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Peter H. Wald, and Greg M. Stove. Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1994.
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Carl Zenz, O. Bruce Dickerson and Edward P. Harvath Jr. Occupational Medicine. 3rd edition.
Mosby: St. Louis, Missouri, 1994.
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William N. Rom. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.
Dermal Exposure
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Dermal
Exposure. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Armstrong, W.P. and W.L. Epstein. "Poison Oak: More
Than Just Scratching The Surface." Herbalgram 34 (1995):36-42.
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Lee, N.P. and E R Arriola. "Poison ivy, oak and sumac dermatitis."
Western Journal of Medicine 171.5-6(1999, November-December):354-355.
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Poison ivy: How to identify and control. Missouri Department of Conversation.
Also available as a 80 KB
PDF, 3 pages.
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Stehlin, Isadora.
Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its
Cousins. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Consumer
Magazine, (1996, September).
Discusses how to treat and
prevent poison ivy, poison oak and
poison sumac.
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Hauser, Susan Carol. Outwitting Poison Ivy. Guilford: The Lyons Press,
2001.
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Fisher,
A.A. "Poison ivy/oak dermatitis. Part I: Prevention - soap and water, topical barriers, hypersentization."
Cutis, 57.6(June, 1996): 384-6.
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