Imminent risk of serious injury definition

Imminent risk of serious injury means the threat posed by dangerous behavior that may cause serious physical harm to self or others.

Related to Imminent risk of serious injury

  • threat of serious injury means serious injury that is clearly imminent;

  • Serious injury means a significant overall impairment in the position of a domestic industry;

  • Imminent danger means a condition or practice in a place of employment that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the danger can be eliminated through the procedures set forth in rule 875—8.6(88).

  • Catastrophic illness or injury means one of the following:

  • Serious bodily injury means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, extreme physical pain, protracted obvious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty.

  • Injury means accidental physical bodily harm excluding illness or disease solely and directly caused by external, violent and visible and evident means which is verified and certified by a Medical Practitioner.

  • Imminent health hazard means a significant threat or danger to health that is considered to exist when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury based on the number of potential injuries and the nature, severity, and duration of the anticipated injury or illness.

  • Threatened species means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.