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Title: Investigation of injury data at a detonator facility

Abstract

This paper focuses on the collection of injury data; incorporation of this information into a visual format that DET management uses to make decisions to improving operations. Results from this 1 study include of the following: chemical exposure cases have declined because the Hazard Assessment of each DET operation has been formally reviewed; Slip/Trip/Fall factors have decreased due to Slip Simulator training; and work station evaluations have led to fewer injuries with Lift/Push/Pull factors. Rotation of employees, ergonomically friendly balances, automatic powder dispensers, and other equipment procurements will lower ergonomic injuries.

Authors:
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1221891
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1254552
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-26627
Journal ID: ISSN 1871-5532
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Health and Safety
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety; Journal ID: ISSN 1871-5532
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Injuries, Lean Six Sigma, Output Metric, Pareto Chart

Citation Formats

Cournoyer, Michael E., Apodaca, Marylou, Bustamante, Robert A., Armijo, Mark A., and Lawton, Cindy M. Investigation of injury data at a detonator facility. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2015.08.001.
Cournoyer, Michael E., Apodaca, Marylou, Bustamante, Robert A., Armijo, Mark A., & Lawton, Cindy M. Investigation of injury data at a detonator facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2015.08.001
Cournoyer, Michael E., Apodaca, Marylou, Bustamante, Robert A., Armijo, Mark A., and Lawton, Cindy M. 2016. "Investigation of injury data at a detonator facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2015.08.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221891.
@article{osti_1221891,
title = {Investigation of injury data at a detonator facility},
author = {Cournoyer, Michael E. and Apodaca, Marylou and Bustamante, Robert A. and Armijo, Mark A. and Lawton, Cindy M.},
abstractNote = {This paper focuses on the collection of injury data; incorporation of this information into a visual format that DET management uses to make decisions to improving operations. Results from this 1 study include of the following: chemical exposure cases have declined because the Hazard Assessment of each DET operation has been formally reviewed; Slip/Trip/Fall factors have decreased due to Slip Simulator training; and work station evaluations have led to fewer injuries with Lift/Push/Pull factors. Rotation of employees, ergonomically friendly balances, automatic powder dispensers, and other equipment procurements will lower ergonomic injuries.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jchas.2015.08.001},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1221891}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Health and Safety},
issn = {1871-5532},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}