Struck-By Type of Accidents

Can the worker be struck by anything while doing the job step The phrase struck by means that something moves and strikes the worker abmptly with force. Study the work environment for what is moving in the vicinity of the worker, what is about to move, or what will move as a result of what the worker does. Is unexpected 

Can the worker come in contact with some agent that will injure by nonforceful contact Any type of work that involves materials or equipment which may be harmful by nonforceful contact, is a source of contact-with accidents. There are two kinds of work situations, which account for most of the contact-with accidents. 

One situation is working on or near electrically-charged equipment, and the other is working with chemicals or handling chemical containers. 

The subtle difference between contact-with and contact-hy injuries is that in the first, the agent moves to the victim, while in the second, the victim moves to the 

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