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December 1991, Vol. 114,
No. 12
Safety and health: fabricated structural metal
Martin E. Personick, Elyce A. Biddle, and
Amy Lettman
Economists, Division of Safety and
Health Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The industry that forms heavy metal supports for buildings and other structures has one of the highest rates of occupational injuries and illnesses; welder and cutter was one of its most hazardous occupations. This article examines work activities and their associated safety issues in fabricated structural metal, an industry that exists in a factory setting where workers cut, shape, and join metal parts for use primarily in industrial and commercial buildings and, to a lesser extent, in bridges, ship sections, transmission towers, and offshore drilling platforms.
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