Pinch point hazard

A pinch point or pinch point hazard is a common class of mechanical hazard where injury or damage may be done by one or more objects moving towards each other, crushing or shearing whatever comes between them.

[2] Injuries can range from minor such as blisters to severe like amputations and fatalities.

[3] Examples of pinch point hazards include gaps in closing doors and objects swinging or being lowered near fixed objects.

[1] Engineering controls physically prevent objects from entering the pinch point.

Administrative controls inform worker behavior to avoid pinch points.

Pinch point hazards may be present with pulleys. For example, if fingers get caught between the moving belt and the pulley wheel.
A hazard sign is an example of an administrative control