Caught-In or Between Hazards
•OSHA defines Caught-In or Between injuries as “injuries resulting from a person being squeezed, caught, crushed, pinched, or compressed between two or more objects, or between parts of an object. This includes individuals who get caught or crushed in operating equipment, between other mashing objects, between a moving and stationary object, or between two or more moving objects.”
| Source of Caught-In or Between Hazard | Means to Eliminate |
| Crushing or trapping platform occupants between the platform and an overhead structure | Use boom functions, not the drive function, to position the platform close to obstacles |
| Caught in moving machinery | Shut off power to all controls and ensure that all moving parts are secured from inadvertent motion prior to performing any adjustments or repairs |
| Crushing personnel between the MEWP and another object | Do not stand under a raised platform or boom or between a rotating platform and the boom |