6.0 Focus Four: Caught-In or Between OSHA 30 Practice Quiz
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This domain is part of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction practice test. Each question is tagged by exam objective and difficulty so you can drill exactly the areas you need.
Sample Questions
Which condition is a common caught-in or between hazard on a construction site?
- A. A worker standing between a backing vehicle and a fixed wall
- B. A marked walkway separated from equipment traffic
- C. A guarded rotating shaft on a stationary machine
- D. A trench protected with an appropriate protective system
Workers can be crushed when caught between moving equipment and fixed objects. This is the correct answer.
On site, which condition is a common caught-in or between hazard on a construction site?
- A. On site, a worker standing between a backing vehicle and a fixed wall
- B. On site, a guarded rotating shaft on a stationary machine
- C. On site, a trench protected with an appropriate protective system
- D. On site, a marked walkway separated from equipment traffic
Workers can be crushed when caught between moving equipment and fixed objects. This is the correct answer.
A worker reaches into a running mixer to clear material. What is the main hazard?
- A. A struck-by hazard from public traffic
- B. Being caught in moving parts
- C. A chemical label issue only
- D. A fall from a roof edge
Moving parts can pull in hands, clothing, or tools and cause severe injury. This is the correct answer.
Which action best addresses caught-in or between hazard recognition? A worker reaches into a running mixer to clear material. What is the main hazard?
- A. On site, a chemical label issue only
- B. On site, being caught in moving parts
- C. On site, a fall from a roof edge
- D. On site, a struck-by hazard from public traffic
Moving parts can pull in hands, clothing, or tools and cause severe injury. This is the correct answer.
On site, a worker reaches into a running mixer to clear material. What is the main hazard?
- A. During the shift, a fall from a roof edge
- B. During the shift, being caught in moving parts
- C. During the shift, a struck-by hazard from public traffic
- D. During the shift, a chemical label issue only
Moving parts can pull in hands, clothing, or tools and cause severe injury. This is the correct answer.
During caught-in or between hazard planning on a construction site, which task creates a caught-in or between hazard that should be controlled before work starts?
- A. Using a hand tool on a clear bench with no moving parts
- B. Reviewing a lift plan away from equipment
- C. Working in an excavation without protection from cave-in
- D. Walking through a barricaded pedestrian route
Cave-ins can trap, crush, or bury workers in seconds. This is the correct answer.
Which task creates a caught-in or between hazard that should be controlled before work starts?
- A. On site, reviewing a lift plan away from equipment
- B. On site, walking through a barricaded pedestrian route
- C. On site, working in an excavation without protection from cave-in
- D. On site, using a hand tool on a clear bench with no moving parts
Cave-ins can trap, crush, or bury workers in seconds. This is the correct answer.
Which worker is exposed to a caught-in or between hazard?
- A. A worker outside the barricaded equipment area
- B. A worker using a tool with the guard in place
- C. A worker standing away from moving equipment and stored materials
- D. A worker positioned inside the swing area of rotating equipment near a structure
Rotating equipment can pin or crush workers against nearby structures. This is the correct answer.
Key Terms in This Domain
- Pinch point: Location where a body part can be caught between moving and stationary parts of equipment
- Caught-in hazard: Injury caused when a worker is squeezed, caught, crushed, pinched, or compressed between objects
- Machine guarding: Barriers or devices that protect workers from rotating, reciprocating, or transversing parts
- Demolition: 29 CFR 1926 Subpart T: engineering survey before work; controls for falls, dust, hazardous materials, and structural collapse
- Hazard prevention and control: Hierarchy: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE, applied in order
- Job hazard analysis (JHA): Step-by-step task review that identifies hazards and specifies controls before work begins
- Pre-task plan: Daily/shift planning document covering scope, hazards, controls, PPE, and emergency response
- Hole cover: Cover capable of supporting at least twice the weight of workers, equipment, and materials, secured and marked HOLE or COVER
- Qualified person (electrical): Worker trained in construction or operation of electric equipment and the hazards involved
- Struck-by hazard: Injury caused by forcible contact between a person and a flying, falling, swinging, or rolling object
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Other OSHA 30 Domains
- 1.0 Introduction to OSHA
- 2.0 Managing Safety and Health
- 3.0 Focus Four: Falls
- 4.0 Focus Four: Electrocution
- 5.0 Focus Four: Struck-By
- 7.0 Personal Protective Equipment
- 8.0 Health Hazards in Construction
- 9.0 Stairways and Ladders
- 10.0 Elective Construction Topics
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