Investigation showed most involved wet and greasy floors. Investigation showed bandsaws, derinders and packaging machinery to be the most commonly involved machines. Much lower than the food average. Investigation showed falls through fragile surfaces are also important. But a significant cause of deaths.
Trips avoid uneven floors.
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