Top 10 Safety Problems - 2005

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:

1. Failure to wear PPE - 61%
2. slips, trips and falls - 56%
3. back injuries from lifting - 47%
4. failure to follow housekeeping procedures - 43%
5. improper machine guarding - 35%
6. eye injuries - 22%
7. lockout/tagout - 17%
8. other - 11%
9. injuries related to hazardous materials, 8%

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