FACTS
Common injuries caused by power tools include the following:- Electric shock. When using electric tools, workers are at risk of a shock that could cause heart fibrillation and burns or startle the worker to fall off an elevated work surface and suffer other injuries.
- Eye injuries. Saws, sanders, grinders, and other similar tools produce debris that can hit a worker in the eye, causing serious and permanent damage.
- Puncture wounds and lacerations. With even a slight slip of the hand, a nail gun, drill, saw, or other tool could easily puncture flesh, causing an injury that requires stitches, damages ligaments […]
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