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Pushing & Pulling – Handcarts Fact Sheets

Pushing & Pulling – Handcarts Fact Sheets

ARE THERE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH USING HAND CARTS?

The use of hand carts to transport loads instead of carrying them saves workers a lot of effort. It decreases the risk of overexertion injury in jobs that include manual materials handling. However, pushing, pulling, and maneuvering hand carts still involve some common hazards (overexertion). The most common injuries that result from hand cart operations are:
  • fingers and hands being caught in, on, or between the cart and other objects,
  • toes, feet and lower legs being bumped or crushed by […]

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