Pit & Quarry, February 1st, 2003
Mechanical energy transferred to people beyond the ability of their bodies to resist is the culprit in most injuries. "Most" gets all the way to 88 percent in the stone, sand and gravel industry. In the November 2002 issue of Pit & Quarry, the concept of "line of fire" was mentioned. When a body part is in the pathway of something physical that can hit it, it is in the line of fire. The line of fire is not always obvious. Loss control or injury prevention requires that, in general, the movements of physical things have to be anticipated to keep workers out of obvious lines of fire. There are...
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