FACTS

Crush injuries are not only confined to construction sites. Any job that involves heavy machinery, large objects, unstable structures, faulty equipment, or forklifts can potentially result in crush injuries for workers.

1. There are numerous causes of crush injuries in the workplace

• Being hit by a falling object, such as a large piece of equipment falling off scaffolding.
• Being pinned or struck between two objects, such as a piece of metal and a building or two motor vehicles.
• Being run over by machinery or equipment.
• The collapse of structures, such a building on construction sites.
• Limbs caught in machinery or equipment.
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