Dee Jepsen Dawn Handrosh Thomas L. Bean Machinery helps farmers with important jobs on the farm. While each piece is unique in the work it does, there are several common hazards associated with all farm equipment. Machinery hazards can be classified into four main categories by the kind of injury it causes.
Most machinery has pinch points, wrap points, cut points or crush points .
These points cause thousands of injuries every year. Pinch points are found wherever two pieces of machinery move together and at least one of them moves in a circle. One example of a pinch point is where a drive belt contacts a pulley wheel. When your hand is near one of these areas, the drive belt can force your hand into the pulley. Image an apple being squeezed into apple cider.