Woodworking injuries: A comparative study of work-related and hobby-related accidents

Loisel, François; Bonin, Stephanie J.; Jeunet, L.; Pauchot, J.; Tropet, Y.; Obert, L.

doi:10.1016/j.main.2014.06.003

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“…Our appraisal of NEISS data confirm prior work, wherein an overwhelming majority of patients in our study population sustained laceration injury from power saw use [2]. Primarily, these injuries result from a phenomenon known as kickback [5, 6, 8, 9]. Kickback occurs when the rotating chain comes into contact with a hard object, eliciting a sudden and powerful opposing force strong enough to cause the saw to “kick back” towards the individual operating the device [8] [12].…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Inadequate tool safety education in addition to the lack of personal protective equipment places laypeople in potentially increased odds to encounter bodily injury while using these tools [20]. The absence of counseling on the appropriate use of woodworking equipment or implementation of safety regulations in the home environment are additional factors accounting for the higher incidence of injuries sustained at home [9]. We demonstrated a significant proportion of injuries also occurred at patients’ homes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Logging and woodworking injuries occur at comparatively higher rates at home than they do at work or elsewhere [9]. Inadequate tool safety education in addition to the lack of personal protective equipment places laypeople in potentially increased odds to encounter bodily injury while using these tools [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Weekend woodsmen: Overview and comparison of injury patterns associated with power saw and axe utilization in the United States

Sritharen

Hernandez

Zielinski

et al. 2018

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Weekend woodsmen: Overview and comparison of injury patterns associated with power saw and axe utilization in the United States

Sritharen

Hernandez

Zielinski

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The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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“…For this reason, Pavlovic and Fragassa [32] attempted to develop flexible barriers used as safety protection. Several other studies either attempted to propose similar solutions for this WEH or recognized the importance for such (e.g., [13,33,34]). However, they also recognized that these innovations might obstruct operators during actual operation [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While some studies did not explicitly identify the specific hazards associated with injuries and illnesses, the apparent patterns that arise from the source, severity, nature, and cause of injuries and illnesses can provide insight into the particular WEHs that they are associated with. For instance, limb amputation due to contact with the blades can be associated with several WEHs such as the inadequate guards at the point of operation [12], loose machine adjustment mechanism [2], inadequate interlocks [13], inadequate warning mechanisms for coasting blades [2], among others. Exposed blades Dangerous and sharp-edged components of machinery are exposed during normal operations.…”

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An Application of a Hybrid Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach in Managing Equipment Hazards in Woodworking

Selerio¹,

Arcadio²,

Medio³

et al. 2020

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Woodworking is among the most dangerous activities with manifold risks to occupational safety and health of operators. Most of these risks are associated with the design of woodworking equipment. In this regard, the identification of woodworking equipment hazards (WEHs) is essential for improving safety. However, collective the identification and assessment of WEHs is not yet attempted in the woodworking literature, especially in the context of a developing country whose woodworking sector is more exposed to these risks. To address this gap, this paper employs a double triangular fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) in conjunction with the fuzzy Best-Worst method (F-BWM). The FDM was employed to select relevant WEHs, which are collectively sourced from previous literature, while the F-BWM is used to rank the relevant WEHs. The findings of this paper show that the risks posed by lack of "kickback safeguards" are the most important, while the risks posed by inadequate "maintenance functions" are the least important. The proposed algorithmic framework of this paper can help managers, occupational safety and health professionals, and woodworking firms in developing countries like the Philippines to build the capability they need to address WEHs and, to some extent, improve safety practices in the woodworking industry.

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L’incidence des traumatismes de la main dans le contexte épidémique COVID-19

Buffet¹,

Bouteille²,

Obert³

et al. 2022

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique

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Objectifs En France, un dispositif de confinement a été appliqué du 17 mars au 11 mai 2020. Il a été renouvelé avec de nouvelles modalités, du 3 avril au 3 mai 2021. Notre objectif était de comparer l'épidémiologie des lésions traumatiques de la main et du poignet pendant ces périodes à une période témoin, avec comme hypothèse une incidence des traumatismes de la main et du poignet diminuée. Méthodes Les patients consultant aux urgences traumatologiques d’un centre hospitalo-universitaire labellisé SOS Mains ont été inclus pendant les périodes de confinement, et ont été comparés à un groupe témoin ayant consulté pendant une période équivalente en 2019. Nous avons recueilli rétrospectivement les données démographiques et cliniques en rapport avec des lésions de la main et du poignet. Résultats Lors des confinements, il existait une augmentation de ces traumatismes par rapport au nombre total de patients (de 16% à 22% et 18%). Nous avons constaté une diminution du nombre de fractures, d’amputations, de brûlures, des infections, des lésions secondaires à un accident de travail et des plaies isolées mais une plus haute proportion des lésions tendineuses et vasculonerveuses lors du premier confinement (12% vs 4%). Conclusions En période de confinement strict, il a été constaté une augmentation des lésions tendineuses et microchirurgicales, qui peut s'expliquer par la modification des activités de loisirs. Cela souligne l'importance des mesures préventives concernant les risques liés à certaines activités (utilisation d’objets tranchants ou motorisés) dans ce contexte de crise sanitaire.

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Woodworking injuries: A comparative study of work-related and hobby-related accidents

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

Weekend woodsmen: Overview and comparison of injury patterns associated with power saw and axe utilization in the United States

Weekend woodsmen: Overview and comparison of injury patterns associated with power saw and axe utilization in the United States

An Application of a Hybrid Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach in Managing Equipment Hazards in Woodworking

L’incidence des traumatismes de la main dans le contexte épidémique COVID-19

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