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The victim may be permanently disfigured or killed.

The victim's family, the victim's employer who faces the loss of a valuable employee

and skyrocketing insurance rates.

It even has an impact on the company's customers who have to pay higher prices to offset the

insurance costs.

One bad move on your part and you're hurting a lot of people, not just yourself.

Your company provides you with training and equipment and expects you to perform your

job safely.

But if you ignore these safety policies and procedures, you're asking for trouble.

Many employees feel as if safety is for the other guy.

After all, they've been doing their jobs for years.

They're experts.

They don't need any help to be safe.

Well let's take a look at a few pictures of these so-called experts.

Remember, these are not staged scenes with actors in fake blood.

These are actual pictures of real industrial injuries.

Be prepared.

These pictures are very graphic.

These pictures are definitely disturbing to look at, even on a small screen.

Imagine what it would look like if you saw it in person.

Nobody should have to see that.

And if you pay attention to safety on every job, every day, you won't have to.

It's the people who choose not to follow the rules and regulations that wind up in these

videos.

Hopefully, you can learn from their mistakes and remain accident and injury-free.

It's really up to you.

Remember what we said about everyone thinking that injuries only happen to other people?

You can be assured that the victims in these pictures thought the same thing and look what

happened to them.

You need to recognize the hazards that exist in your workplace and take steps to minimize

your risk.

What can you do?

Obey all posted warning signs.

They're there for a reason.

Wear required personal protective equipment.

Don't take shortcuts or risks.

And above all, pay attention to what you're doing.

We know you're busy and there's a lot going on around you.

But it's when you let those things distract you that injuries occur.

Don't be a statistic.

Most of you watching this video will never experience a terrible injury such as these.

But odds are that a few of you will.

You don't want to be one of them.

Life as you know it would take a sharp turn for the worse, forever.

You could lose your ability to earn a living.

You could be disabled for life.

You could be dead.

Think about it.

And take safety seriously.

Accidents and injuries in the workplace have far reaching effects.

They have a negative impact on many more people than just the victim.

These injuries are horrible.

But do you know what?

Every single one of them could have been prevented.

If the victims had just followed the rules, they'd been a lot better shape right now.

They made their choice and it was a bad one.

Now it's your turn to choose.

Are you going to follow safety policies and procedures?

Are there required personal protective equipment and pay attention to safety?

I certainly hope so.