ACCIDENT TYPES

Struck-By Accident: An employee was watching a

co-worker sledge a bolt into
place on a casting. He was not
wearing eye protection. After
several blows had been struck,
a sliver of steel broke off the
bolt struck him in the eye.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or conditions

in your work area that could
result in Struck By injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Struck-Against Accident: The worker was attempting
to remove the coupling box
from a roll stand. He
positioned a long metal bar
in the hole at the top of the
coupling box and applied
force to the box. The bar
slipped from the hole,
causing him to fall
backwards. He struck his
back against the mill
housing.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Struck-
Against injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Contact-By Accident: A truck driver was using
compressed air to unload
acid into a storage tank.
During the process the
unloading hose burst
spraying him and other
workers with acid.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Contact-
By injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Contact With Accident:
A worker was erecting a
steel beam outside the
maintenance shop. While
lifting the beam, the beam
made contact with overhead
electrical wires. He suffered
serious electrical burns.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Struck-
Against injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Trapped-In Accident:

A worker entered a lateral

section of sewer pipe to
inspect the lining. When he
reached a vertical section
he fell inside and was
unable to climb out. He was
rescued by using a retrieval
line.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Trapped-
In accidents?

How can you prevent them?

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Caught-On Accident:
A worker was getting off a
moving railcar. As he was
getting of, the ring on his
finger got caught on the
pipe coupling joining the
two sections of metal
railing. His finger was
amputated from his hand.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Caught-
On injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Caught Between Accident:
A worker was using a
scraper to push coal spillage
back into a coal conveyor.
As he was pushing coal back
into the conveyor his glove
got caught between the belt
and an idler roll.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Caught
Between injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Different Level Fall Accident:
A worker was standing on a
platform 12 feet above
ground replacing a guard on
the motor of a bucket
elevator. The platform did
not have a railing around it.
When he stepped back he
fell of the platform.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Different
Level Fall injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Same Level Fall Accident:
An office clerk was crossing
railroad tracks to pick up
time sheets from the
shipping office. As he was
crossing he stepped on one
of the rails, his foot slipped
and he fell to the ground.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in Same
Level Fall injuries?

How can you prevent them?

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Exposure Accident:
Two workers assigned to
monitor the boiler were
overcome by CO gases when
the vapors from the boiler
engine accumulated in the
boiler room. The ventilation
blower was not working
properly.

How could this fatalities

been prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in
Exposure accidents?

How can you prevent them?

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Overexertion Accident:
A worker was attempting to
carry a 12-foot metal ladder
in a vertical position. The
top of the ladder leaned
sideways and he injured his
back while trying to hold
the ladder from falling.

How could this injury been

prevented?

Are any hazards or

conditions in your work area
that could result in
Overexertion injuries?

How can you prevent them?

 Basic Types of Unsafe
Acts
• Operating/using equipment w/o authority
Example:
• Failure to secure against unexpected movement
Example:
• Operating/working at an unsafe speed
Example
• Failure to warn/signal as required
Example:
• Removing/making safety devices inoperative
Example:
• Using defective tools or equipment
Example:
 Basic Types of Unsafe
Acts
• Using tools/equipment unsafely
Example:
• Taking an unsafe position/posture
Example:
• Repairing/adjusting/servicing moving, energized
hazardous equipment
Example:
• Riding hazardous moving equipment
Example:
• Failure to wear personal protective equipment
Example:
• Horseplay: distracting, startling, teasing
Example: