Name: Zhenyi Tsai Date: 20/07/2017

LOST YOUTH /19 marks

Describe in detail what happened to each of the four individuals (3 male, 1 female) from the video LOST
YOUTH (you do not need the correct order nor their names). Describe what happened in the incident, what
the resulting injury was and, besides getting proper training & supervision, name 3 things that could have
been done to prevent each injury: /12 marks

Incident & Injury 1: Prevention:

Broken Back Just leave the forklift and take the blame
Crushed by forklift Dont go against what you are told if
Male was crushed by forklift after turning it on while hazardous
not properly operating it Use forklift properly

Incident & Injury 2: Prevention:

Lost three fingers Know how to do something before doing it
Tried to clean dough out of machine Be closer to emergency stop button
Female tried to clean out a machine and got fingers Left the dough there
caught in machine.
Incident & Injury 3: Prevention:
Now in wheelchair Have farther distance before telling co-worker
Wood on forklift dropped on back to drop wood
Male was crushed by several pieces of wood when his Ask a supervisor how to handle the situation
co-worker dropped load Other co-workers could have helped handle
situation

Incident & Injury 4: Prevention:

Lost leg Assess his own safety
Got leg stuck into machine Should not have jumped off machine
Males leg was caught in chain for machine and leg was Use common sense to not jump off 6ft
ripped off. Overalls were to long so he got caught. machine

1. List the TOP SEVEN dangers facing young workers in the workforce. Order does not matter . /7
i. Lifting objects - overexertion causing sprains, strains, tears
Ii Working on elevated levels - sprains, strains, and fractures

Iii Working with knives - cuts and lacerations

Iv Working with hot substances or objects - burns

V Mobile equipment (forklift/tractor) - sprains, strains, tears and fractures

Vi Working with food slicers - cuts and lacerations

Vii Working in proximity to running equipment and machinery - cuts, lacerations, and
fractures