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but. also. how. the. contact. can. come. about.. This. does. not. mean. that. every. object.
around.the.worker.must.be.listed.
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Can.the.worker.be.struck.by.anything.while.doing.the.job.step?.The.phrase.“struck.
by”.means.that.something.moves.and.strikes.the.worker.abruptly.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.
movement.possible.from.normally.stationary.objects?.Examples.are.ladders,.tools,.
.containers,.supplies,.etc.
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Can.the.worker.be.contacted.by.anything.while.doing.the.job.step?.The.contact-by.
accident. is. one. in. which. the. worker. could. be. contacted. by. some. object. or. agent..
This. object. or. agent. is. capable. of. injuring. by. nonforceful. contact.. Examples. of.
items.capable.of.causing.injury.are.chemicals,.hot.solutions,.ire,.electrical.lashes,.
and.steam.
Can.the.worker.come.in.contact.with.some.agent.that.will.injure.by.nonforceful.
contact?.Any.type.of.work.that.involves.materials.or.equipment.that.may.be.harmful.
by.nonforceful.contact.is.a.source.of.contact-with.accidents..There.are.two.kinds.of.
work.situations.that.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-by. injuries. is. that. in.
the.former,.the.agent.moves.to.the.victim,.while.in.the.latter,.the.victim.moves.to.
the.agent.
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The.next.three.accident.types.involve.“caught”.accidents..Can.the.person.be.caught.
in,.caught.on,.or.caught.between.objects?
•. A.caught-in.accident.is.one.in.which.the.person,.or.some.part.of.his.or.her.
body,.is.caught.in.an.enclosure.or.opening.of.some.kind.
•. Can. the. worker. be. caught. on. anything. while. doing. the. job. step?. Most.
caught-on. accidents. involve. the. worker's. clothing. being. caught. on. some.
projection.of.a.moving.object..This.moving.object.pulls.the.worker.into.an.
injury. contact.. Or,. the. worker. may. be. caught. on. a. stationary. protruding.
object,.causing.a.fall.
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Can. the. worker. be. caught. between. any. objects. while. doing. the. job. step?.
Caught-between.accidents.involve.having.a.part.of.the.body.caught.between.
something. moving. and. something. stationary,. or. between. two. moving.
objects..Always.look.for.pinch.points.
