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Maintenance technician servicing a centrifugal pump in a building mechanical room
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Facilities Maintenance

Falls, electrical work, lockout and confined spaces across the range of maintenance work orders.

  • Falls from ladders, roofs, and catwalks
  • Electric shock and arc flash
  • Uncontrolled hazardous energy
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Assembly line worker fitting parts at a workstation

Assembly & Subassembly

Repetitive motion and cumulative trauma
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Warehouse worker picking cases from racking along a pick path

Order Picking & Stocking

Forklift and reach-truck traffic in the aisle
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Forklift operator moving a loaded pallet through a warehouse aisle

Forklift Operation

Pedestrian struck-by in shared aisles
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Maintenance technician in a hard hat kneeling to work on heavy plant machinery beside a chain hoist

Industrial Machinery Maintenance

Stored and residual hazardous energy
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Welder striking an arc with sparks in a fabrication shop

Welding, Cutting & Fabrication

Hot-work ignition from sparks and slag
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Machinist setting up a part on a CNC machining center

Machining, CNC & Toolmaking

Entanglement at the spindle and chuck
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Line cooks working a busy commercial kitchen line

Commercial Kitchen Line

Grease fire and hood-system ignition
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Operator tending a stamping press on a production line

Metal & Plastic Machine Operation

Point-of-operation amputation and crush
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Nurse assisting a patient at a hospital bedside

Nursing & Clinical Care

Patient-handling musculoskeletal injury
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Finisher spraying coating on a part inside a downdraft spray booth

Painting, Coating & Finishing

Isocyanate sensitization and asthma
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Electrician in a face shield, balaclava and insulating gloves working inside an open control panel

Electrical Installation

Electric shock and electrocution
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Worker tending a food processing line with stainless equipment

Food & Beverage Processing

Machine amputation on blades, augers, and conveyors
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Custodian in gloves mopping a corridor beside a cleaning cart and a yellow wet-floor sign

Janitorial & Cleaning

Chemical irritation, burns, and toxic gas
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Worker moving freight with a pallet jack at a loading dock

Manual Freight Moving

Overexertion from manual lifting and carrying
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Woodworker feeding stock through a table saw in a millwork shop

Woodworking & Millwork

Blade contact and kickback
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Baker sliding a rack of bread loaves into a commercial rack oven, with a spiral mixer behind

Commercial Baking

Dough-machine amputation and caught-in
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Worker loading flat carton blanks into a case erector on a packaging line

Packaging & Machine Feeding

In-running nip and amputation
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Auto body technician sanding a repaired panel in a body shop

Collision & Auto Body

Isocyanate paint sensitization and asthma
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Pipefitter brazing copper pipe with a torch in a basement mechanical room

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Confined-space and sewer-gas atmospheres
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Inspector checking a machined aluminum part with calipers at a workbench

Quality Inspection & Gauging

Sustained precision postures and eye strain
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Store associate in a high-visibility vest stocking shelves from a roll cart

Retail Floor & Checkout

Workplace violence and robbery
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Gowned technician working at a tool bay in a semiconductor cleanroom

Semiconductor & Cleanroom

Hydrofluoric acid and corrosive chemistries
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Technician working under a vehicle raised on a two-post lift

Automotive Service

Struck-by and crush from lifted vehicles
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Bartender in gloves pouring a cocktail behind a bar counter

Bar Service

Slips on wet floors behind the bar
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Barista handing a cup of coffee across a cafe counter beside an espresso machine

Counter Service

Slips on wet service-area floors
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Delivery driver unloading packages from the back of a truck

Delivery Driver & Route Sales

Roadway crashes and traffic exposure
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HVAC technician servicing a rooftop condensing unit

HVAC & Refrigeration

Refrigerant asphyxiation and leaks
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Stylist in gloves and a face mask sectioning a client's hair at a salon station

Salon & Personal Care

Formaldehyde from smoothing treatments
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Server carrying a tray of plates across a restaurant floor

Table Service

Slips and falls while carrying
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