Site Injury Metrics
When we should report injuries
Immediately!
While trying to put your star on top of your tree it falls over missing your new TV and dog. Luckily nobody was injured and you are glad you invested in shatterproof ornaments. The type of incident that occurred.
Near Miss
On the 3rd day of Christmas you traded your 3 french hens for these 3 required pieces of PPE.
Safety glasses, hearing protection & safety toed shoes
Oh no! Santa came down the chimney into a fire. What Santa should do to extinguish the fire.
Stop, drop & roll!
You should use this to ensure your turkey is cooked thoroughly.
Meat Thermometer
The number of first aid cases we have had this year.
Switching: 97
Connectors: 224
You have not watered your live tree in 2 weeks and now it's dead. Embers from your scented candle ignite your tree. This type of fire extinguisher would extinguish your decorated Christmas tree.
AC, or ABC!
A - wood, paper textiles
C - Electrical (Christmas lights)
On the 12th day of Christmas your true love gave you 12 lords a-leaping. This would be a type of hazard in the workplace. (3 words)
Slip, trip and fall
Santa avoids the risk or using a ladder by landing his sleigh on your rooftop. However being this distance from the ground fall protection should be required.
4ft
Baking cookies is hot work. This type of PPE is important to use while baking and handling castings in a foundry.
Heat resistant gloves (Oven Mitts)
The most common body part we see injured at Hubbell.
Hands
Did you know that local fire departments respond to more than 50,000 fires involving heating equipment and more than 700 caused by decorations each year? The distance you should keep decorations from your fireplace.
3ft
5 golden rings is a very generous gift from your true love on the 5th day of Christmas, but an entanglement hazard at work. These types of gloves are allowed on rotating equipment.
Nitrile gloves of no gloves
The important safety device that Santa is missing on his sleigh that our forklifts are equipped with.
A seatbelt
Each year, fire departments respond to more than 1,000 fires related to deep fryers. Those fires cause serious burn injuries and more than $15 million in property damage. This type of fire extinguisher is used to put out a cooking fire.
Class K
The number of recordables we have we had YTD.
Connectors: 16, Switching: 7
Martha Who has won the Whoville house decorating every year, but this year is YOUR year. The safe distance you can climb up your ladder.
Not above the 3rd highest step - it is labeled "Unlawful to climb above the indicated step."
9 Drummers drumming would make a lot of noise. The decibel level at which they would need to wear earplugs if they were drumming for 8 hours.
85 dB
The North Pole's safety manger is concerned with the amount of chimney smoke Santa is exposed to. He wants to conduct some air sampling to see if respiratory protection will be required. What Santa will have to part with if testing shows he will need to wear a respirator.
His beard
Who doesn't love leftovers? If you decide to reheat your leftovers the next day make sure you reheat them properly to this temperature.
165 degrees F is the minimum temperature your reheated food should be.
Santa is not the only guy with a beard - the Physical Therapist that visits weekly.
Greg Weiland
Check outdoor lights for labels showing the lights have been certified for outdoor use, and only plug them into a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)-protected receptacle or a portable GFCI. The quantity of strings of Christmas lights can you plug together safely.
Depends on the manufacturer. Read the label!
8 maids a-milking would be at an increased risk of this ergonomic injury.
Santa works non-stop Christmas night in a very thick suit. He is at an increased risk of having a heat related illness on the job. He should be aware of these symptoms of heat stress. (Name 3)
Nausea, vomiting, headache, excessive sweating, stop sweating, dry mouth, cramping, heat rash,
Chestnuts are roasting on an open fire and begin popping. You are burned removing them from the fire. The three steps should you take immediately.
1. Notify your Supervisor
2. Have a First Responder give first aid
3. Fill out the injury log