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Industrial InjuryAn Industrial Injury is any disease or bodily damage resulting from working. The most usual organs involved are the spine, hands, the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton and skin. Common causes of industrial injury are manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of vehicles, machinery or tools, exposure to general hazards, inadequate safety training and clothing, jewellery or long hair that becomes tangled in machinery. General hazards in a work environment include electricity, explosive materials, fire, flammable gases, heat, height, high pressure gases and liquids, hot gases and liquids, powerful or sharp moving machinery, oxygen-free gases or spaces, poisonous gases, radiation, toxic materials, work on, near or under water, work on, near or under weak or heavy structures. List of well known 'Industrial injuries : There are many methods on preventing or reducing industrial injures, including, anticipation of problems by risk assessment, safety training, safety clothing, breathing equipment, safety guards and mechanisms on machinery and safety barriers.
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