FACTS
- Sharp forced injuries like stab, cut and chop wounds are caused by:
- Employees in a hurry, taking short cuts or not following safety procedures.
- Failure to wear cut-resistant gloves or wearing improper gloves for job.
- Contact with metal items such as nails, metal stock or burrs.
- Hand tools with blades (e.g., knives, box cutters, screwdrivers, chisels).
- Powered machinery with cutting blades, pinch points, chain and sprocket, conveyor belts, rotating parts, motors, presses, lathes.
- Handling sharp objects glass, sheet metal.
- Improper tool for the job or tool used improperly.
- Tools in poor condition.
- Missing or improperly adjusted guarding.
- Poor housekeeping, […]
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