Caught-In Hazards
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
PA Training for Health & Safety
(PATHS)
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Main Topics
A. Hazard Recognition
1. Cranes and Heavy Equipment
2. Tools and Equipment
3. Materials Handling
4. Trenches and Excavations
B Accident Prevention
1. Guarding Moving Equipment/Parts
2. Barricades
3. Proper Materials Handling
4. Shielding/Trench Boxes
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Caught-In Injuries
Caught-in injuries are the result of a worker being
crushed between objects, rather than being injured
from the impact of an object.
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Caught-In Hazards
Common types of Caught-In or Between Hazards:
• Machinery that has unguarded moving parts
• Buried in or by
• Pinned between
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Caught-In Hazards
Categorized As:
• Cave-ins
• Being pulled into or caught in machinery and
equipment
• Being compressed or crushed between rolling,
sliding or shifting objects.
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Caught-In Hazards
Caught-in hazards are one
of the four most deadly
hazards found at
construction sites. Safe
This program will help you
recognize common caught-
in hazards.
The symbol will tell you if
the situation in the picture Not safe
is either safe or not safe.
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Caught-In Statistics
Each year, workers die from ‘caught-in’ accidents.
On Average:
Total deaths from
‘caught-in’ cases: 388
Caught-in deaths in
construction: 95
Approximately 8% of
deaths in construction
are from ‘caught-in’
accidents.
Approximately 7% of all
occupational deaths are from ‘caught-in’
accidents.
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Hazard Recognition
Caught-in
hazards occur
when a worker is
caught inside of
or in between
different objects.
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Cranes & Heavy Equipment
Caught-in
hazards are
often created
when working
around heavy
equipment.
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Cranes & Heavy Equipment
Never place
yourself
between a
piece of heavy
equipment and
an immovable
object.
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Cranes & Heavy Equipment
Never work
in the swing
radius of
rotating
equipment.
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Cranes & Heavy Equipment
Always work
at a safe
distance
from equipment.
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Tools and Equipment
Caught-in
hazards
exist when
workers
remove or
disable
guards on
tools or
equipment.
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Tools and Equipment
Never
place your
hands or
body near
moving
parts.
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Tools and Equipment
Gloves, long
sleeve shirts,
jewelry, or
loose fitting
clothing can
be hazardous
if caught in
moving parts.
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Tools and Equipment
Never use
equipment
that is missing
guards or other
protective
devices.
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Material Handling
Use caution
when handling
materials
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Material Handling
Be careful
when
stacking and
storing
materials.
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Material Handling
Do not place
yourself
between
materials and
an immovable
structure.
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Trenches & Excavations
Workers inside of an excavation must be protected
from a cave-in
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Trenches & Excavations
Workers are
exposed to a
potential cave-in
when there are
unprotected sides
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Trenches & Excavations
Workers could
be caught-in
between the
sides of an
excavation and
pipes or other
objects inside
the excavation
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Trenches & Excavations
Never work
inside an
excavation
where water is
accumulating.
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Accident Prevention
A willing,
positive
attitude
towards
safety will
help make a
safer work
environment.
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Accident Prevention
Plan your work
and look for
potential
hazards.
Each task will
have different
hazards.
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Guarding Moving Parts
Always use equipment with all of the guards
properly adjusted and in position.
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Guarding Moving Parts
Always use equipment with rotating or moving
parts that are properly guarded.
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Guarding Moving Parts
Always use tools or equipment that is
properly guarded.
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Guarding Moving Parts
Some equipment may need to be guarded by
distance.
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Barricades
When working near
equipment, such as
cranes, use a
barricade to identify
the unsafe area.
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Barricades
Barricades must be maintained
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Proper Material Handling
Properly handle
and guide materials
that are being flown
overhead.
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Proper Material Handling
Be safe when moving materials.
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Protective Systems
Before performing any
excavation work, all
employees must be trained.
When excavation work is
taking place, a competent
person must be present.
Anytime an excavation’s
depth is greater than 5 feet
and less than 20 feet, a
competent person must
select the protective system
to put in place.
Excavations over 20 feet
require the design of a
protective system by a
licensed professional
engineer.
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Shielding/Trench Boxes
Benching and
sloping prevents
the sides of a
trench from
collapsing onto
workers inside the
trench.
Anytime an
excavation is
greater than 5 feet
in depth, protective
systems must be in
place.
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Shielding/Trench Boxes
A safe way to
enter and exit
excavations
must be
provided any
time there is a
trench.
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Shielding/Trench Boxes
Regardless of the type
of protection used, a
safe way to enter the
trench is required.
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Caught-In Prevention
Protecting against Caught-In or –between hazards:
• Use machinery that is properly guarded
• Use other methods to ensure that machinery is
sufficiently supported, secured or otherwise
made safe.
• Protect yourself from being pinned between
equipment, materials or other objects.
• Protect yourself on excavation sites
• Conduct training
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Questions
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Contact Information
Health & Safety Training Specialists
1171 South Cameron Street, Room 324
Harrisburg, PA 17104-2501
(717) 772-1635
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Working Team for this Presentation
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
Graduate School of Public Health, Dep.
of Environmental Health
Sergio Caporali, Ph.D., CSP – Principal
Investigator
Lida Orta-Anés, Ph.D., Field Trainer
Marcilyn Colón Colón, MSc., Training Coordinator
Harlyn Rivera, Administrative Assistant
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Working Team for this Presentation
CONTRACTORS
Circe E. Niezen, ME, MBA, Training Evaluator,
PUPR
Mark Fullen, Ph.D. Candidate, Field Trainer and
Curriculum Developer, WVU
Carmen Vázquez, RN, Field Trainer
Migdalia Ruiz, MS, Field Trainer
Carlos Ortiz, Ph.D., Online Training Administrator,
UPR-CPRS-OIRE
Eliel Melón Ramos – Online Training Adm.
Assistant, UPR-CPRS-OIRE
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