Thousands of workers in the United States suffer amputations every year. Hundreds more in Canada.
And in most cases, it wasn’t catastrophic equipment failure.
It was routine work.
- Clearing a jam.
- Adjusting material.
- Cleaning buildup.
- Bypassing a guard “just for a second.”
Machine guarding consistently ranks among OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations. Provincial regulators across Canada continue issuing orders tied to inadequate guarding and lockout failures.
This is not a rare exposure. It is a recurring one.
The uncomfortable truth?
- Policies exist.
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