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Carpal tunnel a painful disorder which can leadto permanent impairment of the hand and which cancost as much as $30,000 per case to treat,according to the Federal Centers for DiseaseControl's National Institutes for OccupationalSafety and Health (NIOSH). The disorder is causedby increased pressure on the median nerve, whichserves the hands, as it runs within the "tunnel"formed by the carpal bones in the wrist...
College students responding to an ad for employment on Alaskan fishing vessels could be risking their lives, according to a report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH...
...recent press release, NIOSH Acting Director Richard A. Lemen said that nearly 100 workers have died in the commercial fishing industry in the past three years...
...NIOSH said that workers on fishing boats and in canneries often work extended hours and are not trained in emergency cold water survival techniques...
...NIOSH said that in most cases, lack of safety precaution caused losses of life that were preventable...