New Mayo Clinic study on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be ‘wakeup call’

A new preprint study that raises concerns about the mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness against Delta has gotten the attention of the Biden administration. The study, conducted by nference and the Mayo Clinic, compared the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in the Mayo Clinic Health System over time from January to July. Axios

 

New Jersey man dies after being struck by wood chipper

A 28-year-old man died after being struck in the head by a wood chipper in Oakland, New Jersey on Tuesday. Fed-OSHA is investigating. NorthJersey.com

 

Oregon OSHA set to enforce new heat rules

Oregon’s new workplace heat rules are being enforced for the first time as temperatures soar this week. Presently, the new rules are temporary; but OR-OSHA is on track to make them permanent later this year. KOIN

 

Oregonians required to wear face masks in indoor public places starting Friday

People in Oregon age 5 and older will be required to wear masks in indoor public places, regardless of vaccination status, starting Friday, August 13, as a result of Governor Kate Brown’s renewed statewide face mask mandate. On Wednesday, Oregon set a new pandemic record for hospitalizations, according to the director of the Oregon Health Authority. KGW

 

Fed-OSHA proposes fines for incident at grain

Fed-OSHA has cited a central Illinois grain-handling cooperative for allegedly exposing employees to serious engulfment hazards when soybeans collapsed inside a bin and engulfed an employee waist-deep. The agency issued willful citations for allowing employees to enter the bin without first locking out or de-energizing hazardous equipment, failing to post an attendant outside the bin to respond in case of emergency and allowing employees to enter a grain bin when there was 10 to 15 feet of grain build-up on the sides of the bin. World-Grain

 

Two Garden State medical providers cited for respirator violations

Fed-OSHA has cited two New Jersey medical providers for allegedly failing to ensure nurses safely used respirators while administering flu shots and COVID-19 tests. Becker’s Hospital Review