An 18-Year-Old Laborer Dies When Pulled into a Clay Moulding Machine (Pug Mill)

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• Personal Author:
  Cierpich, Hank ; Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  An 18-year-old laborer died when his arm was pulled into the auger compartment of a clay moulding machine (pug mill). The victim had been on the job for one month. The victim was instructed not to go near the machine when in operation without supervision. The incident was unwitnessed and it is uncertain why the victim approached the machine. The machine operator left the machine running and unattended while he left to help another operator on another machine. At the time of the incident, there was no guard around the auger compartment. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent similar future incidents, employers who manufacture clay materials should: 1. Ensure that machinery with moving parts is properly guarded. 2. Ensure that new employees are adequately supervised while working with or near operating machinery.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Fatalities Hazard Identification Injury Prevention Machine Guarding Machine Operation OSHA Region 9 Recommendations Safety Measures Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Hispanic ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Manufacturing
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18CA003
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059243
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100113
• 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 18CA003, 2019 Jun ; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• 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:f63db50781116bc15c4f0ed3e9044e40b7aecf0c5671d6b12fc5835f85f37e45655f564d2c472a429fc951ce601cfd497a138852990b11e306f386d86eb31a26
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164919/cdc_164919_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 364.04 KB ]