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Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: a descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw-related
Lindsay Beery1, James R Harris, James W Collins
1Emory Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory Center for Injury Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
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.
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%).
Conclusions:
For saw-related injuries, preventing blade contact remains important but securing the work piece to prevent kickback is also important.
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