An Electrician Dies When He Is Crushed Between a Traveling Hoist and a Plating Tank

Cierpich, Hank; Styles, Laura; Harrison, Robert

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE13CA004

Advanced Search

Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

Advanced Search
Custom Query

All these words:

For very narrow results

This exact word or phrase:

When looking for a specific result

Any of these words:

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

None of these words:

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Language:

Dates

Publication Date Range:

to

Document Data

Title:

Document Type:

Library

Collection:

Series:

People

Author:

Clear All

Query Builder

Query box

Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

i

An Electrician Dies When He Is Crushed Between a Traveling Hoist and a Plating Tank

2014/09/15
By Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

[PDF-339.31 KB]

English

Details You May Also Like

Details:

Personal Author:

Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert

Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert Less -
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:

An electrician died when he was crushed between a traveling hoist and a chrome plating tank. The victim was standing on the elevated catwalk between rows of plating tanks and was most likely leaning over a tank checking on a recent pump installation when the traveling hoist rolled past him, pinning him against the tank. The incident was not witnessed. The hoist operator stated that he was not aware that the victim was in a restricted area (danger zone) between the tanks. The traveling hoist was computer-controlled and moved automatically, and was programmed and monitored by an operator located at the front end of the plating tanks. The safety sensor device on the traveling hoist was designed to immediately shut off when it made contact with an object. However, this device was non-operational at the time of the incident. The CA/FACE investigator determined that in order to prevent future incidents, employers with moving machinery within a restricted work areas should: 1. Ensure that moving machinery is inoperable when employee access into a danger zone is required. 2. Ensure that emergency safety devices are maintained in operating condition.
Subjects:

[+]

Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

[+]

Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Electrical-equipment Electrical-workers Employee-exposure Hoisting-equipment Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-operation OSHA Region 9 Racial-factors Safety-equipment Safety-practices Safety-programs Sociological-factors Training Traumatic-injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022)

All (0000) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE13CA004
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:

1-8
NIOSHTIC Number:

20045673
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2015-102780
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 13CA004, 2014 Sep; :1-8
Federal Fiscal Year:

2014
Performing Organization:

California Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2005/07/01
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-13CA004
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

[+]

urn:sha-512:c9eb6e6d1fb5134b5e2d93e5cfbe21b0b0f6ac11a28971a0ba6bed88ab7ca22349381f57505193aba1e27900b0365cf83f3766dfd4cb060ec4fa695c2d5398bb
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165105/cdc_165105_DS1.pdf
File Type:

No Additional Files

More +

An Electrician Dies When He Is Crushed Between a Traveling Hoist and a Plating Tank

Details:

Supporting Files

You May Also Like