Machine Guarding Incidents
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Mechanical machine components can present crushing, amputation, and fatal injury hazards into the workplace. This safety topic reviews four incidents resulting from improper machine guarding. After reviewing the incidents in this safety topic, which may be similar or different than the machines used in your work area, consider what went wrong and how these injuries could have been prevented.
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Machine Guarding Incidents, Industry
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Weeklysafety.com exclusive safety meeting topic that reviews four incidents caused by improper machine guarding along with the safety tips and lessons learned.