The following is a summary of the top 10 safety problems reported by U.S. Manufacturers in a survey released May 24 by The Marlin Company and Occupational Health & Safety magazine.
Ranking of safety problems reported by US manufacturers:
- Failure to wear PPE – 61%
- slips, trips and falls – 56%
- back injuries from lifting – 47%
- failure to follow housekeeping procedures – 43%
- improper machine guarding – 35%
- eye injuries – 22%
- lockout/tagout – 17%
- other – 11%
- injuries related to hazardous materials, 8%