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Posted By Martin Taylor
I am sure that this has been up before but when reporting a RIDDOR accident there is a category of cause titled - HIT BY STATIONARY OR FIXED OBJECT - am I the only one who can't get their head round this one - if anybody has an actual example of being hit by a stationary or fixed object please let me know how you managed it!
Martin
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Posted By Mike Miller
If you walk into or collide with a stationary object (lamp standard or some fixed furniture) is this not an example? But I do see your problem. A lot of things to do with safety are around interpretation and perception.
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Posted By Martin Taylor
If you walk into something then your certainly hit a stationary object but does the stationary object hit you? Seem a bit harsh on the poor stationary object - sitting there minding it's own business and getting all the blame.
Perhaps my pedantic levels are on overload at the minute
Martin
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Posted By MarkSMark
Last week one of our Lorry drivers opened his cab door to get in and it smacked him in the face and damaged his teeth. He claims the collision with the door has made him ugly, but I think it just aggravated a pre-existing condition. The door was fixed to the cab so I assume he was hit by a fixed object?
As to the stationary objects, I suppose it is possible to collide with a pencil or ruler... but that may be the wrong staionery altogether.
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Posted By Sam Rawcliffe
I think you'll find that the item is:
Hit something fixed or stationary
NOT 'Hit by'.
Check your F2508 Part E.
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Posted By Martin Taylor
Sam - I was referring to the website for reporting accidents.
It would appear that HSE have made an unintentional typo and left the BY in by error
made me chuckle anyway although this is the category that I had to select
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Posted By Martin Ffitch
For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Therefore if you hit something, in the Newtonian world, it hits you back.
This law of physics is best tested by carrying three pints of beer through a crowded pub. The more people you hit the more bruises you will end up with.
Martin
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