One of the worst types of injury to experience or witness in a workplace is amputation of a worker's limb as a result of unintended contact with unguarded machinery. Here are seven statistics related to machine guarding.

1. Nearly 50 percent of work-related amputations occur in manufacturing plants. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
2. Six injuries associated with moving machine parts are bruising, lacerations, amputations, crushed or broken bones, burns, and electrical shocks.
3. Three things that can lead to worker entanglement with machinery are loose clothing, long hair and jewelry.
4. Four types of machine guards are: fixed (permanently attached to machinery); interlocked […]

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