Chapter 2 Flashcards
Accidents are the …………….. leading cause of death in the US after
fourth
heart disease, cancer and strokes
This ranking is based on all types of accidents including
- motor vehicle accidents,
- drowning
- fires,
- falls,
- natural disasters,
- and work-related accidents
Workplace accidents cause more than
10,000 deaths in the United States every year
The modern view is that accidents are too
costly and that accident prevention makes sense economically
The overall cost of accidents in the United States is approximately
$150 billion in a typical year.
•The overall cost of accidents in the United States is approximately $150 billion in a typical year.
These costs includesuch factors as
- lost wages,
- medical expenses,
- insurance administration,
- fire related losses,
- property damage and
- indirect costs.
Every dollar that is spent responding to accidents is a dollar that could have been
- reinvested in modernization,
- research and development,
- facilities upgrades, and
- other competitiveness enhancing activities.
•The five leading causes of deaths per year in the United States are:
- Motor vehicle (cars) accidents (47,000)
- Falls (13,000)
- Poisoning (7,000)
- Drowning (5,000)
- Fire-related injuries (4,000)
Accident are the Leading Cause of Death of People between …………..
25 and 44 years
Although there are more deaths each year from heart disease, cancer and strokes, among people
37 years and younger
In a typical year there are …………..work deaths in the United States
10,400
Ø The five leading causes of work deaths are:
- Motor vehicles (37.2%)
- Falls (12.5%)
- Electric current (3.7%)
- Drowning (3.2%)
- Fire related (3.1%)
The most common causes of work injuries are:
- Overexertion (causes heart problems)
- Impact accidents (power tools)
- Falls
- Bodily reaction (to chemicals)
- Compression(something falling on you)
•When death rates are computed by industry each year per 10,000 workers the rankings are:
- Mining/quarrying (drilling)
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Transportation/public utilities
- Government
Chile mining accident
- 33 Chile miners survival in 2010
- Trapped for more than 2 months after the collapse of part of the mine
•Therankingfor the most frequent injured parts of body is:
- Back
- Legs and Fingers
- Arms and multiple parts of body
- Trunk (part between head and waist)
- Hands
- Eyes, head, and feet
- Neck, toes and body system
The greatest incidence of chemical burn injuries occur in
manufacturing, services, trade and construction
Chemicals that most frequently cause chemical burns are
- acids and alkalis;
- soaps, detergents, and cleaning compounds;
- solvents and degreasers;
- calcium hydroxide (used in cement and plaster);
- potassium hydroxide (used in drain cleaners);
- and sulfuric acid (battery acid)
Almost 46% of all chemical burn injuries occur while workers are
cleaning equipment, tools and vehicles
•Strategies recommended for safety & health professionals, for preventing chemical burn injuries:
- Familiarize yourself, workers & supervisors with the chemicals to be used and their inherent dangers.
- Secure the proper personal protection equipment
- Provide instruction on proper use of equipment.
- Supervisors confirm equipment is used properly every time.
- Replace personal protection equipment when it begins to show wear.
•Almost 40% of all such injuries occur in …………………… each year.
manufacturing
•Almost 40% of all such injuries occur in manufacturing each year.
The most common causes are
- flame (includes smoke inhalation injuries),
- molten (liquified, fused)metal,
- petroleum asphalts,
- steam, and
- water.
The most common activities associated with heat burn injuries are
- welding,
- cutting with a torch, and
- handling tar or asphalt.
Repetitive Strain Injuries
a broad and general term that includes a variety of injuries resulting from cumulative trauma to the soft tissue of the body; generally of the hands, arms, neck, and shoulders.
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
is the most widely known RSI.
Carpel tunnel is the area of the wrist through which the median nerve passes.
•Symptoms (signs)of CTS include:
- Numbness,
- a tingling (shaking) and
- pain in the fingers, hand, or wrist
Chili mining accident, 2010
- 33 minors survival in 2010
- 700 meter underground copper-gold mine
- Trapped for 69 days after the collapse of part of the mine
- They received international help
- Plan included making a hole from surface to the mine underground
- Rescue operation took about 22 hours
- Attended by miner’s families and the president and his wife
