Katherine Franck's research while affiliated with State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and other places

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Publications (2)

Figure 1: Survey response rates by county
Figure 2: Size of logging operation by number of employees
Figure 5: New cases of COVID-19, reported to CDC, in surveyed logger...
Figure 6: Testing positive for COVID-19
Figure 13: Plans for isolating COVID-19-infected household member(s)
The impact of COVID-19 on loggers in the Northeastern United States
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  • Jun 2021
The COVID-19 impact survey revealed that the pandemic has had a significant impact on Northeast loggers. The impact was exacerbated-and in the case of Maine loggers, eclipsed-by the paper mill explosion in Jay, Maine, in April 2020. Northeast loggers are predominantly male, with an average age of almost 50. Eight out of every 10 survey respondents...
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Health and Safety in the Maine Woods: Assemblage and Baseline Characteristics of a Longitudinal Cohort of Logging Workers
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  • Jul 2020
Background Logging remains one of the most hazardous industries in the United States (US), despite many safety improvements made in the last decades. Currently, we know little about regional trends in health conditions of logging workers, especially in the Northeast. However, the forest products industry is a critical component of the Northeast's e...
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... As more and more employees retire, recruiting new employees is challenging for low profit margins and is full of uncertainty, instability, and seasonal operations (Egan andTaggart 2009, Shivan et al. 2020). Logging is physically demanding and a hazardous civilian occupation in the United States because logging workers must spend all their time outdoors, sometimes in poor weather, and often in isolated areas (Scott et al. 2020, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020b). However, logging firms cannot offer attractive salaries to attract new employees , especially younger workers to replace retirees (Baker and Greene 2008). ...
Reference: What Drives the Change in Employment in the US Logging Industry? A Directed Acyclic Graph Approach
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