During this lesson, you have been given an overview of common caught-in or –between hazards, ways to protect yourself, and what employers must do to protect workers from caught-in or –between …

You have been given an overview of common Caught In or Between hazards, ways to protect yourself, and what employers must do to protect workers from these hazards.

The following working conditions may contribute to caught-in or –between hazards:

Caught-in/between hazards, along with falls, struck-by, and electrocution; make up the Focus Four hazards identified by OSHA as the leading causes of fatalities in construction.

Caught-In and Caught-Between Hazards are some of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities in construction and are part of OSHA’s “Fatal Four” construction hazards. “Caught-in” or “caught …

“Caught in-between” hazards kill workers in a variety of ways. These include: cave-ins and other hazards of excavation work; body parts pulled into unguarded machinery; standing within the swing …

According to OSHA, caught-in or - between hazards are defined as: Injuries resulting from a person being squeezed, caught, crushed, pinched, or compressed between two or more objects, or between …