1. Office of Safety & Health Consultation presents
Struck By/Caught Between in Construction
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2. Objectives In this course, we will:
Recognize potential struck by/caught between scenarios
Identify and recognize the hazard(s) of struck by/caught between
Control struck by/caught between hazards
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3. Definitions Competent person
“One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards…”
Safety
(f)

4. Construction Fatalities (FY 2006-2010)
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5-Year Total: 96 Fatalities

5. Struck By/Caught Between
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6. Struck By/Caught Between
Trenching and excavation
Construction equipment
Tools and equipment
Materials handling, storage, use, and disposal
Rigging
Motor vehicles
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7. Trenching and Excavation
Safety issues
Heavy vehicular traffic
Nearby train traffic
Nearby blasting
Rain; freezes and thaws
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8. Trenching and Excavation
What are the safety issues with:
Heavy vehicular traffic?
Nearby train traffic?
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9. Trenching and Excavation
What are the safety issues with nearby blasting?
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10. Trenching and Excavation
What are the safety issues after rain, snow or other event (thawing, freezing)?
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11. Trenching and Excavation
Safe work practices:
Inspections conducted after any event that increases the risk of a hazardous condition (trench collapse)
Adequately slope or bench sides, or use an appropriate protective system
Enforce employee safe work procedures
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12. Construction Equipment
Safety issues
Overhead hazards
Low visibility
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13. Construction Equipment
Safe work practices:
Vehicle(s) used to haul material and loaded by cranes, power shovels, loaders or other such equipment must have a cab shield or canopy that protects the driver from falling materials.
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14. Construction Equipment
Safe work practices:
Do not drive a vehicle in reverse gear with an obstructed rear view, unless it has an audible reverse alarm, or another worker signals that it is safe.
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15. Construction Equipment
No visibility zone
Three axle dump truck
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16. Construction Equipment
No visibility zone
Dozer
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17. Construction Equipment
No visibility zone
Backhoe loader
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18. Construction Equipment
No visibility zone
Grader
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19. Tools and Equipment Safety issues: Improper work procedures
Use of defective equipment
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20. Tools and Equipment
What are the safety issues?
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21. Tools and Equipment
What are the safety issues?
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22. Tools and Equipment
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23. Tools and Equipment Safe work practices:
Provide adequate training in work procedures before tools and equipment are used.
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24. Materials Handling Safety issues: Improperly stored materials
Incorrectly cutting ties or other securing devices
Improper loading and unloading
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25. Materials Handling
What safety issues do you see?
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26. Materials Handling
What are the safety issues?
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27. Materials Handling
What safety issues do you see?
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28. Materials Handling Safe work practices:
Establish and enforce proper work practices, equipment, and controls
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29. Rigging Safety issues: Using defective rigging equipment
Excessive loading
Lack of communication
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30. Rigging
What are the safety issues?

31. Rigging
What are the safety issues?
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32. Rigging Safe work practices Load should not exceed rated capacity
Protect sling from sharp corners
Know center of gravity of load
Inspect the rigging
Keep personnel clear
Never leave load unattended
Wear hardhats when lifting
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33. Motor Vehicles Safety issues:
When vehicle safety practices are not observed, there is a risk of being pinned, caught between and/or struck by vehicles.
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34. Motor Vehicles Safe work practices
Provide an area of separation between traffic flow and work area
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35. Motor Vehicles Safe work practices
All workers exposed to the risks of moving roadway traffic or construction equipment should wear high-visibility safety apparel.
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36. Motor Vehicles
What are the safety issues?
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37. Motor Vehicles
What are the safety issues?
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38. Preventing Struck By/Crushed By Injuries
Comprehensive Safety Program
Development, implementation, and enforcement of program for workers
Includes training in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe work conditions and instruction in safe work practices
If a multilingual workforce, instruction should be in the language understood by the worker
Ensures appropriate PPE and
usage
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39. Summary In this course, we discussed:
Potential struck by/caught between scenarios
Identification and recognition of struck by/caught between hazards
Controlling struck by/caught between hazards
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40. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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41. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Avoid struck-by hazards by not working within the swing radius of heavy equipment
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42. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?

43. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Grinding or striking materials can create flying object hazards. This worker is protected by equipment guarding and faceshield, but should have safety glasses/goggles

44. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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45. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
The wrecking ball is loosely attached to arm; could come loose and strike operator’s cab
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A worker could be struck by the wrecking ball, hit, or run over by the excavator

46. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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47. YES
No head protection - workers exposed to struck-by hazards from falling objects
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48. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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49. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Unsecured gas cylinders are being transported, exposing workers to struck-by hazard from flying projectiles

50. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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51. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
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Avoid working below suspended overhead materials. Worker is exposed to falling and swinging struck-by hazards

52. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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53. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
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Highway construction worker needs to wear high visibility reflective clothing to help prevent struck-by hazard from moving heavy equipment

54. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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55. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Slip form paver had blind spot to the rear exposing workers to a struck-by hazard from moving heavy equipment; mirror was added in order for operator to see
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56. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?

57. Construction Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Stay clear of loads that are suspended or about to be suspended which create struck-by hazards from falling or swinging objects. If control of the load by a worker is necessary then a tag line should be used

58. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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59. YES
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Powder-actuated tools can create flying object struck-by hazards. Never drive into easily penetrated materials when workers are on the other side

60. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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61. YES No protective system in this excavation.
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
No protective system in this excavation.
Potential crushing hazard from overhead boulder.
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62. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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63. Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Caught-in hazards occur when a worker could be caught inside of or in between different objects
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64. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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65. YES
Unguarded belt and pulley. Worker can get hand and/or clothing caught in running nip point
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66. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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67. Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Gloves, long sleeve shirts, jewelry, or loose fitting clothing can be hazardous if caught in moving parts.
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68. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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69. YES Next to a residential structure
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Next to a residential structure
Worker in an unprotected vertical wall trench [pipe work] is exposed to being totally engulfed by the trench if it collapses.
No protective systems in use
Ladder at the end of the trench

70. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (2006) Focus Four Hazards in the Construction Industry 70

71. YES Truck box not blocked Do not work between the frame
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Truck box not blocked
Do not work
between the frame
and dump box of
a dump truck
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72. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (2006) Focus Four Hazards in the Construction Industry 72

73. Employee could be caught between track of dozer and wall
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Employee could be caught between track of dozer and wall
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74. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (2006) Focus Four Hazards in the Construction Industry 74

75. Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
Do not work
under the truss
boom during
dismantling
Crane booms that are not adequately supported when the pins are removed during dismantling
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76. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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77. A worker could be caught between the wrecking ball and the dumpster
Construction Focus Four: Caught-In or –Between Hazards
Hazard Recognition Presentation
YES
The wrecking ball is loosely attached to arm; could come loose and strike operator’s cab
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A worker could be caught between the wrecking ball and the dumpster

78. Recognize Any Hazard(s)?
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79. Unstable footing on scaffold by using concrete block
YES
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Unstable footing on scaffold by using concrete block

80. Your Questions?
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