FACTS
The Most Common Machine Shop Injuries- Material handling and repetitive strain injuries.
- Hand tool-related injuries.
- Chemical hazards and poor ventilation.
- Failure to act.
- Poor guarding techniques.
STATS
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that workers operating and maintaining machinery on an annual basis experience approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, abrasions and more than 800 fatalities.
- According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019, just over 3 injury incidents happened per every 100 full-time machine shop workers.
- Machine guarding violations have been on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Top Ten most frequently cited list from 2013 to 2019. […]
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