Illustrates how the careless worker who scorns safety devices on modern machinery endangers not only his own life but the lives of fellow workers. It portrays a careless employee and the tragic result of his slipshod methods. Designed to show employers in industry why guards are put on machines and how they should be used.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321918
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial accidents
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Protective devices
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Employees - Training of
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Protective devices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)