Palette stack (IMAGE)

Penn State

Palette stack

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Approximately 400 million new wooden pallets like these are produced in the United States every year. They should not be used used in consumer-facing retail locations where unintentional contact could occur, says Judd Michael, Penn State Nationwide Insurance Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health.

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Charles Ray, Penn State

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