Mechanical Hazard
Mechanical hazards are created by the powered operation of apparatus or tools. The applied power may be machine-generated or human.
A person may be harmed as a results of:
- contact or entanglement with machinery or equipment
- crushing between a moving part of the machinery or equipment
- being struck by ejected parts of the machinery or equipment
Mechanical hazards can also be categorised according to the type of injury caused:
- crushing
- shearing
- cutting and severing
- entaglement
- drawing-in or trapping
- impact
- stabbing and puncture
- friction and abrasion
- high-pressure fluid injection
