common mechanical injury hazard

       

In industrial setting, people interact with machines that are designed to drill, cut , shear, punch , chip, staple, stitch, and slit such material as metal. If  appropriate safeguard are not in place or if worker fail to follow safety precaution , these machines can apply the same procedures to humans.

Cutting and tearing

A cut occur when a body part comes in contact with sharp edge. The cutting seriousness of cutting or tearing the skin depends on how much damage is done to the skin, veins, arteries, muscles, and even bones.

Shearing

Shearing mostly used in manufacturing for cut paper, plastic, and metal. These tragedies happened  when operator reached under the shearing blade to make an adjustment or placed material there and activated the blade before fully removing their hand.

Crushing

Injuries from crushing can be particularly debilitating, painful, and  difficult to heal. They Occur when a part of the body is caught between two hand surfaces that progressively more together, nearby crushing anything between them.

Breaking

Machines used to deform engineering materials in variety of ways can also cause broken bones. A break in a bone is known as fractures. Fracture is classified as simple compound, complete, and incomplete.

Straining and spraining

There are numerous situation in and industrial setting when straining of muscles or spraining of ligament is possible. A strain result when muscles are overstretched or torn A sprain is the result of torn ligament in joint. Strains and sprains can cause swelling and intense pain.

Puncturing

Punching machines that have sharp tools can puncture a body part if safety precautions are not observed or if appropriate safeguard are not in place. Puncturing result when an object penetrates straight into the body and pulls straight out , creating a wound in shape of the penetrating object.  The greatest hazard with puncture wound is the potential for damage to internal.