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High voltage: Farmhand survives electric shock

March 31, 2015

Curtis Weber is from a monochromatic landscape where the Canadian sky blends into the rollicking fields, where the horizon is only interrupted by grain silos and round bales of hay. As a 17-year-old, he knew the fields well.

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How much is your arm worth? Depends on where you work

Michael Grabell

Howard Berkes

March 11, 2015

At the time of their accidents, Jeremy Lewis was 27, Josh Potter 25. The men lived within 75 miles of each other. Both were married with two children about the same age. Both even had tattoos of their children’s names.

Artist/sanitation worker loses drawing hand in on-the-job injury

January 6, 2015

A New York artist who is well-known in the street art community had the hand he draws with amputated Dec. 31st after it was injured on his “day job” with the city’s Sanitation Department.

OSHA Emphasis Programs

Dr. Isabel Perry

December 29, 2014

REGION I: (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - Local Emphasis Program for the Fish Processing Industry, Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards.

OSHA unveils new requirements for reporting severe injuries

Also updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements

September 11, 2014

OSHA today announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule, which also updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping requirements, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, for workplaces under federal OSHA jurisdiction.

How much does an amputation cost in recovery time?

May 1, 2014

The median number of days away from work due to amputations in 2005, the latest year studied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, was 22 days – or more than four work weeks.

Gloves that make the cut: What influences cut resistance

April 1, 2014

Cut-resistant gloves are designed to protect hands from direct contact with sharp edges such as glass, metal, ceramics and other materials.

What is the cost of finger amputation surgery?

February 5, 2014

The cost of surgery for the amputation of a ring finger can range from $20,000 to $60,000 for a person who may not have insurance. This cost covers the surgeon's fees, facility fees, hospital stay, anesthetics, and medical supplies.

Statistics on hand and arm loss

February 4, 2014

There were 1,285,000 persons in the U.S. living with the limb loss (excluding fingers and toes) in 1996. The prevalence rate in 1996 was 4.9 per 1,000 persons. The incidence rate was 46.2 per 100,000 persons with dysvascular disease, 5.86 per 100,000 persons secondary to trauma, 0.35 per 100,000 secondary to malignancy of a bone or joint.

Finger amputation leads to $77,000 fine for company

Employer “fully aware” of hazard, said OSHA

July 15, 2013

A worker at a Georgia glass company suffered a finger amputation and crushed hand while removing a glass mold from a bottle-shaping facility – leading to an OSHA inspection and citations.