Pinned-Between or Crushed-by Hazards
The employer must take measures to prevent workers from being pinned between equipment and a solid object, such as a wall or another piece of equipment; between materials being stacked or stored and a solid object, between shoring and construction materials in a trench.
Anyone in the vehicle would have been pinned and/or crushed.
The best way to prevent workers from being pinned or crushed by heavy equipment that tips over is to prevent the equipment from tipping over in the first place. For example, cranes can tip over if the load capacity is exceeded, or the ground is not level or too soft.
- The employer must designate a competent person to inspect crane operations to identify hazardous working conditions, including ensuring the support surface is firm and able to support the load.
- The employer must also make sure the material handling equipment is equipped with rollover protective structures.
- Motor vehicles, forklifts, and earthmoving equipment must be equipped with seat belts and use is required.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-3. The best way to prevent workers from being pinned or crushed by heavy equipment that tips over is to _____.
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