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An work related injury is any disease or bodily damage resulting from working.
The most usual organs involved are the spine, hands, the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton and skin.
Common causes of industrial injury are manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of vehicles, machinery or tools, exposure to general hazards, inadequate safety training and clothing,
jewelry or long hair that becomes tangled in machinery.
General hazards in a work environment include electricity, explosive materials, fire, flammable gases, heat, height, high pressure gases and liquids, hot gases and liquids, powerful or sharp moving machinery, oxygen-free gases or spaces, poisonous gases, radiation, toxic materials, work on, near or under water, work on, near or under weak or heavy structures.
List of well known industrial injuries:
* Air embolism caused by working with compressed air close to cuts in the skin
* Asbestosis caused by working near asbestos
* Caisson disease caused by working in a high ambient pressure environment
* decompression sickness caused by working underwater in a high ambient pressure environment
* Silicosis caused by working in a confined, dusty environment
There are many methods on preventing or reducing industrial injures, including, anticipation of problems by risk assessment, safety training, safety clothing, breathing equipment, safety guards and mechanisms on machinery and safety barriers.
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Work Related Injury News
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• Disability Can Deal Big Blow To Family The Fort Collins Coloradoan
If you or your spouse was unexpectedly out of work because of an illness or injury, would you be able to pay the bills
• Safeguards Sought As Umpire Injury Toll Grows USA Today
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• Deputies Under Investigation After Alligator Call Leads To Injury WFTV 9 Orlando
A Volusia County deputy got a painful lesson in what it takes to trap alligators. He was bitten while trying to wrestle an eight foot gator at an apartment complex in Deltona. VIDEO: Deputy Expected To Survive After Being Bitten By Alligator ARCHIVE: Read Recent ALLIGATOR Related Reports
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