Back to Basics: Ergonomics for Warehouse, Office and Field Staff Stats and Facts
FACTS Improper Lifting Technique: Bending at the waist instead of [...]

FACTS Improper Lifting Technique: Bending at the waist instead of [...]

Warehouse Ergonomics Failure: Worker Killed When Unstable Pallet of Bottled [...]

In the image, the worker is bending forward with a [...]

WHAT’S AT STAKE Machines don’t hesitate, slow down, or think [...]

QUÉ ESTÁ EN RIESGO Las máquinas no dudan, no reducen [...]

FACTS Pinch-Point Entrapment: Areas where two parts move together—gears, rollers, [...]

HECHOS Atrapamiento en puntos de pellizco: Las áreas donde dos [...]

Employee Killed After Becoming Trapped in Energized Conveyor Belt At [...]

Empleado Fallecido Tras Quedar Atrapado En Una Cinta Transportadora Electrificada [...]

In the image, a worker has leaned dangerously close to [...]

En la imagen, un trabajador se ha inclinado peligrosamente cerca [...]

WHAT’S AT STAKE Even with automation, workers still lift, lower, [...]

FACTS Overconfidence in Technique: Even “perfect lifting form” cannot fully [...]

Worker Crushed While Manually Moving 800-Pound Stone Slab A 38-year-old [...]

In the image, the worker is lifting a 50-lb box [...]
WHAT’S AT STAKE Fatigue can affect workers long before they [...]
FACTS Reduced Reaction Time: Fatigue slows physical and mental responses, [...]
Nurse Falls Asleep After Consecutive Night Shifts, Causing Fatal Commute [...]
In the image, the worker is visibly exhausted, asleep while [...]

WHAT’S AT STAKE Starting a new job can feel exciting, [...]

FACTS Lack of Experience: New workers have limited familiarity with [...]

New Worker Fatally Pinned Between Loading Dock and Backing Truck [...]

In the image, two new workers are sitting directly in [...]

WHAT’S AT STAKE Working around harmful substances can be risky [...]

FACTS Airborne Contaminants: Dusts, fumes, vapors, and fibers enter the [...]