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A man with an injured back after lifting a crate of heavy metal bolts; with diagrams of the approved and disapproved methods of lifting. Colour lithograph after K-S.

A frayed steel cable with dangerous, jagged projections. Colour lithograph after Pat Keely, 1945.

Explosion of an industrial oxygen container in a factory, causing death: before filling the reservoir of a gas motor, either nitrogen or carbon monoxide should have been used first. Colour lithograph, 192-.

A foolish man playing with compressed air apparatus. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

Dangerous situations in factories: six scenes. Colour lithograph after Sompek, 1929.

A man wearing a patch over his left eye, as a result of not wearing protective goggles. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

The danger of leaving a hammer on top of a step-ladder. Colour lithograph.

A careless lathe operator getting his tie caught in the lathe. Colour lithograph after P. Mendoza, 1943.

A man in protective costume, while doing dangerous work, uses a canvas screen to protect others from risk. Colour lithograph after Ludwig, 1950.

A hand which has suffered a bad wound while in contact with machinery owing to a finger ring which has broken and torn the flesh. Colour lithograph by E. Lukács, 1950.

A red arrow wearing goggles, its right goggle cracked. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

Industrial accidents occur more frequently to those who drink alcohol. Lithograph, 1917.

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A hand which has suffered a bad wound while in contact with machinery owing to a finger ring which has broken and torn the flesh. Colour lithograph by E. Lukács, 1950.

A red arrow wearing goggles, its right goggle cracked. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

The danger of leaving a hammer on top of a step-ladder. Colour lithograph.

Industrial accidents occur more frequently to those who drink alcohol. Lithograph, 1917.

A careless lathe operator getting his tie caught in the lathe. Colour lithograph after P. Mendoza, 1943.