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NguyenJ

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What are the five leading causes of work injuries by type of accident?
 
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What are the five leading causes of work deaths?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Work injuries can be classified by the type of accident from which they resulted. The most common causes of work injuries are:
 Overexertion
 Impact accidents
 Falls
 Bodily reaction (to chemicals)
 Compression
 Motor vehicle accidents
 Exposure to radiation/caustics
 Rubbing or abrasions
 Exposure to extreme temperatures

Answer to Question 2

The causes of death in the workplace vary. They include those related to motor vehicles, falls, electric current, drowning, fires, air transport, poison, water transport, machinery, falling objects, rail transports, and mechanical suffocation.




NguyenJ

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Reply 2 on: Jul 26, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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