Thousands of workers in the United States suffer amputations every year. Hundreds more in Canada.

And in most cases, it wasn’t catastrophic equipment failure.

It was routine work.

• Clearing a jam.
• Adjusting material.
• Cleaning buildup.
• Bypassing a guard “just for a second.”

Machine guarding consistently ranks among OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations. Provincial regulators across Canada continue issuing orders tied to inadequate guarding and lockout failures.

This is not a rare exposure. It is a recurring one.

The uncomfortable truth?

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