Details:

• Personal Author:
  Cierpich, Hank
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch

  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch Less -
• Description:
  On September 2, 2022, at the end of the night shift, a 58-year-old forklift operator was delivering waste into a recycling baler. He climbed down from the forklift while it was still running, and left the forks in a raised position. Although this was an unwitnessed incident, video from a nearby security camera showed him climbing the stairs to the recycling baler control panel. When he didn't answer his radio or return the forklift at the end of his shift, co-workers began a search for him. He was found inside the recycling baler crushed to death. California FACE (CA/FACE) investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers using recycling equipment should: Ensure that all personnel who operate balers are fully trained and supervised on procedures to remove a jam properly. In addition, recycling baler manufacturers should: Design and install safety features to keep workers away from moving parts.
• Subjects:
  [+]

  Accidents, Occupational Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  [+]

  Accident Analysis Balers Equipment Operation Fatalities Injury Prevention Machine Safety OSHA Region 9 Paper Manufacturing Industry Recommendations Traumatic Injuries
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Manufacturing ; Prevention through Design (PtD)

  FACE ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Manufacturing ; Prevention through Design (PtD) Less -
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE22CA001
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9

  California ; OSHA Region 9 Less -
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• Contributor:
  Harrison, Robert;Styles, Laura;Shor, Glenn;
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067323
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 22CA001, 2023 Mar;:1-10;
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  [+]

  urn:sha-512:ca3c96acaf08abec4d9042d5be71f654fdc2874fc05b8b293b1550ba68948ad3e739fc78259dd0e13270b1b25aeb9bc45e4563469792ffa7f8632639a32282f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164850/cdc_164850_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-950.52 KB]