ABSTRACT
Industrial accidents can take many forms in very diverse industries. These industries include mining, manufacturing, construction, farming, maritime, logging, and other specialties. In this chapter we are concerned with incidents involving humans and with losses involving the equipment. However, it is safe to say that the majority of industrial incidents involving injury or death to employees also involve some sort of mechanized equipment. A failure of the mechanized equipment may be responsible for creating the incident although that is not always the case. Consequently, the role of the equipment, its maintenance, and its safety design and usage are paramount in these types of incidents. As the nation has become ever increasingly industrialized, it has also become more mechanized. These types of incidents fall under the purview of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the U.S. Department of Labor. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the starting guide to use when investigating industrial incidents. Under the CFR there are a variety of codes that may be applicable to the incident.
