FACTS

1. Material handling and repetitive strain injuries.
2. Hand tool-related injuries.
3. Chemical hazards and poor ventilation.
4. Failure to act.
5. Poor guarding techniques.

STATS

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that workers operating and maintaining machinery on an annual basis experience approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, abrasions and more than 800 fatalities.
• According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019, just over 3 injury incidents happened per every 100 full-time machine shop workers.
• Machine guarding violations have been on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Top Ten most frequently cited list from 2013 to 2019.
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