TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: a descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw-related injuries and associated causes
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Beery, Lindsay
A1  - Harris, James R.
A1  - Collins, James W.
A1  - Current, Richard S.
A1  - Amendola, Alfred A.
A1  - Meyers, Alysha R.
A1  - Wurzelbacher, Steven J.
A1  - Lampl, Mike
A1  - Bertke, Stephen J.
SP  - 1265
EP  - 1275
VL  - 57
IS  - 11
N2  - BACKGROUND: 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. <br><br>METHODS: 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. <br><br>RESULTS: 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%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: For saw-related injuries, preventing blade contact remains important but securing the work piece to prevent kickback is also important. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22360
ID  - ref1
ER  -