Preventing injuries when working with hydraulic excavators and backhoe loaders

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• Personal Author:
  Casini, Virgil J. ; Moore, Paul
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "Workers who operate or work near hydraulic excavators and backhoe loaders are at risk of being struck by the machine or its components or by excavator buckets that detach from the excavator stick. NIOSH recommends that injuries and deaths be prevented through training, proper installation and maintenance, work practices, and personal protective equipment." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  Caption title.
  
  "CDC workplace safety and health."
  
  The principal contributors to this publication were Virgil J. Casini and Paul H. Moore, NIOSH Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. [3]).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Backhoes Equipment Safety Excavating Machinery Loaders (Machines) Occupational Health Safety Safety Measures
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; [4] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023791
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5349/cdc_5349_DS1.pdf
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