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"Safety is everyone's job:" the key to safety on a large university construction site

journal article published in 2009

A Conceptual Model of Work and Health Disparities in the United States

article

A Lift Assist Team in an Acute Care Hospital—Prevention of Injury or Transfer of Risk During Patient-Handling Tasks?

scientific article published on August 1, 2011

A counterview on data quality and the systematic review process for occupational injury interventions: are we missing the forest for the trees?

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workers

journal article published in 2004

Analysis of text from injury reports improves understanding of construction falls

journal article published in 2004

Assessment of Physical Risk Factors for the Shoulder Using the Posture, Activity, Tools, and Handling (PATH) Method in Small-Scale Commercial Crab Pot Fishing

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Associations between safety climate and safety management practices in the construction industry

scientific article

Back injuries among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989- 2003

journal article published in 2008

Buyer beware: Personnel selling nail guns know little about dangerous tools

scientific article published on April 6, 2011

Challenges in residential fall prevention: insight from apprentice carpenters

journal article published in 2008

Changes in fall prevention training for apprentice carpenters based on a comprehensive needs assessment

journal article published in 2010

Clinical findings for residents near a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant

scientific article

Compensation costs of work-related back disorders among union carpenters, Washington State 1989-2003

journal article published in 2009

Continued progress in the prevention of nail gun injuries among apprentice carpenters: what will it take to see wider spread injury reductions?

journal article published in 2010

Corrigendum to “Fall prevention and safety communication training for foremen: Report of a pilot project designed to improve residential construction safety” [J Safety Res 44 (2013) 111–118]

scholarly article published in Journal of Safety Research

Deaths from external causes of injury among construction workers in North Carolina, 1988-1994

journal article published in 2000

Declining rates of work-related overexertion back injuries among union drywall installers in Washington State, 1989-2008: improved work safety or shifting of care?

journal article published in 2014

Depressive symptoms among working women in rural North Carolina: a comparison of women in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs

scientific article

Depressive symptoms in women working in a poultry-processing plant: a longitudinal analysis

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Development and evaluation of a hospital violence surveillance system

final grant report published in 2016

Development of the St. Louis audit of fall risks at residential construction sites

journal article published in 2008

Direct costs and patterns of injuries among residential carpenters, 1995-2000

journal article published in 2003

Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on construction work-related injury rates

publication published in 2016

Effectiveness of OSHA outreach training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008

journal article published in 2017

Ergonomic interventions for the reduction of low back stress in framing carpenters in the home building industry

journal article published in 2003

Ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in North Carolina crab pot and gill net commercial fishermen

journal article published in 2009

Evaluating ergonomic stresses in North Carolina commercial crab pot and gill net fishermen

journal article published in 2008

Evaluation of the North Country on the Job Network: a model of facilitated care for injured workers in rural upstate New York

scientific article published on March 2002

Exploration of work and health disparities among black women employed in poultry processing in the rural south

scientific article

Factors associated with lift equipment use during patient lifts and transfers by hospital nurses and nursing care assistants: a prospective observational cohort study

journal article published in 2019

Factors contributing to construction injury at Denver International Airport

journal article published in 2005

Fall hazard control observed on residential construction sites

journal article published in 2009

Fall prevention among apprentice carpenters

journal article published in 2010

Fall prevention and safety communication training for foremen: report of a pilot project designed to improve residential construction safety

journal article published in 2013

Falls among union carpenters

scientific article

Falls in residential carpentry and drywall installation: findings from active injury surveillance with union carpenters

journal article published in 2003

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Health care utilization for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003

journal article published in 2009

Health care utilization of carpenters with substance abuse-related diagnoses

scientific article published in February 2003

Health care utilization of families of carpenters with alcohol or substance abuse-related diagnoses

scientific article published in April 2003

Hospital workers bypass traditional occupational injury reporting systems when reporting patient and visitor perpetrated (type II) violence

journal article published in 2016

How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing

journal article published in 2008

How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008

journal article published in 2014

Implementation and adoption of mechanical patient lift equipment in the hospital setting: The importance of organizational and cultural factors

scientific article published on August 30, 2011

Informal social status among coworkers and risk of work-related injury among nurse aides in long-term care

journal article published in 2010

Injuries from slips and trips in construction

scientific article published on 5 October 2005

Job characteristics and work organization factors associated with patient-handling injury among nursing personnel

journal article published in 2009

Medical care surrounding work-related back injury claims among Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989--2003

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Methods for using narrative text from injury reports to identify factors contributing to construction injury

journal article published in 2005

Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment

journal article published in 2013

Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers

journal article published in 2009

Musculoskeletal symptoms among commercial fishers in North Carolina

journal article published in 2004

Musculoskeletal symptoms among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in July 2012

Nail gun injuries among construction workers

journal article published in 2003

Nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: risk factors and control measures

journal article published in 2006

Nail gun injuries treated in U.S emergency departments, 2006-2011: not just a worker safety issue

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

Non-fatal construction industry fall-related injuries treated in US emergency departments, 1998-2005

journal article published in 2011

Non-fatal contact injuries among workers in the construction industry treated in U.S. emergency departments, 1998-2005

journal article published in 2010

Nonfatal construction industry-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States, 1998-2005

journal article published in 2010

Nonfatal tool- or equipment-related injuries treated in US emergency departments among workers in the construction industry, 1998- 2005

journal article published in 2010

Objective measures of adoption of patient lift and transfer devices to reduce nursing staff injuries in the hospital setting

scientific article published on August 19, 2011

Organization of work in the Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishing Sector in the US Southeast: implications for immigrant workers' occupational safety and health

journal article published in 2013

Outcomes of a revised apprentice carpenter fall prevention training curriculum

journal article published in 2012

Perpetrator, worker and workplace characteristics associated with patient and visitor perpetrated violence (Type II) on hospital workers: a review of the literature and existing occupational injury data

journal article published in 2013

Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: a case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State

journal article published in 2009

Predictors of lost time from work among nursing personnel who sought treatment for back pain

journal article published in 2010

Preventing blood and body fluid exposures during surgical procedures

final grant report published in 2014

Prevention of traumatic nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: use of population-based measures to monitor intervention effectiveness

journal article published in 2008

Prospective study of incident injuries among southeastern United States commercial fishermen

journal article published in 2010

Race, wealth, and solid waste facilities in North Carolina

scientific article

Rates of and circumstances surrounding work-related falls from height among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989- 2008

journal article published in 2014

Refining the focus of construction injury surveillance

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Results of a fall prevention educational intervention for residential construction

Revisiting Pneumatic Nail Gun Trigger Recommendations

scientific article

Safety of union home care aides in Washington State.

scientific article

Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work‐related injuries among union carpenters: “You're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work”

scientific article published on October 25, 2012

Surgical procedure characteristics and risk of sharps-related blood and body fluid exposure

journal article published in 2016

Surgical team stability and risk of sharps-related blood and body fluid exposures during surgical procedures

journal article published in 2016

Surveillance of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in a diverse cohort of workers at a tertiary care medical center

journal article published in 2008

Surveillance of nail gun injuries by journeymen carpenters provides important insight into experiences of apprentices

journal article published in 2010

Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing?

scientific article published on July 2009

The North Country on the Job Network: a unique role for occupational health nurses in a community coalition

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State

journal article published in 2013

Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington State

journal article published in 2014

Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing

scientific article published in January 2008

Use of assistive devices to lift, transfer, and reposition hospital patients

journal article published in 2019

Use of qualitative methods to map job tasks and exposures to occupational hazards for commercial fishermen

journal article published in 2004

Who is paying the bills? Health care costs for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003

journal article published in 2009

Work hazards and workplace safety violations experienced by adolescent construction workers

journal article published in 2006

Work-Related Injuries Involving a Hand or Fingers Among Union Carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008

scientific article published on July 1, 2013

Work-related eye injuries among union carpenters

journal article published in 1999

Work-related falls among union carpenters in Washington State before and after the Vertical Fall Arrest Standard

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011

journal article published in 2016

Work-related injuries among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008

journal article published in 2013

Work-related injuries in drywall installation

journal article published in 2000

Work-related injuries in residential and drywall carpentry

journal article published in 2003

Work-related injury and management strategies among certified athletic trainers

journal article published in 2018

Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington state, 1989-2008

journal article published in 2015