[All_jlab_accounts] ESH&Q Shares Safety Reminder Due to Notable Event

[deborah magaldi]

An employee who works in the EEL clean room, building drift chambers for 
the Hall B Torus, reported a repetitive trauma injury to Occupational 
Medicine recently.

Approximately two months ago, the worker began to develop right hand 
pain, which is attributed to crimping wires. Since then, the symptoms 
have increased. The worker has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel and 
tendonitis of the right hand and has been placed on medical restrictions 
that will affect the individual's ability to perform routine job functions.

We've put a lot of attention on repetitive trauma in the last year as 
workers have been performing repetitive tasks such as pulling cable, 
crimping wires and tightening bolts for multiple hours a day.

Please remember if you are experiencing pain, report it to Occupational 
Medicine. Don't wait to see if the pain goes away. The sooner such 
symptoms are treated, the quicker you are pain-free, and the less likely 
you are to progress to a more serious condition.

Supervisors: Remember that it is your job to send workers to 
Occupational Medicine for evaluation, especially if they request task or 
job rotation due to a medical condition. Don't wait to see if the pain 
goes away. The sooner such symptoms are treated, the quicker your worker 
is pain-free, and the less likely it is to progress to a more serious 
condition.


/This message is being sent on behalf of Jefferson Lab's Environmental, 
Safety, Health and Quality Division./


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