A Hispanic machine operator died when struck in the abdomen by a piece of acrylic being milled on a vertical milling machine

Cierpich, Hank; Styles, Laura; Harrison, Robert

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE06CA005

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A Hispanic machine operator died when struck in the abdomen by a piece of acrylic being milled on a vertical milling machine

2007/08/30
By Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert

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California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch

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A 52-year-old Hispanic machine operator died when he was struck in the abdomen by a piece of acrylic being milled on a vertical milling machine that had no protective guarding. The milling machine was set at a speed that was higher than recommended by the manufacturer for cutting acrylic. When the cutting dies of the milling machine began to cut the acrylic, the piece shattered. The CA/FACE investigator determined that in order to prevent future occurrences, employers, as part of their Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), should: 1. Ensure employees check and set the correct machine speed, as specified by the manufacturer, on the milling machine before starting the milling process. 2. Ensure machines with moving parts are adequately guarded.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-guarding Machine-operation Machine-operators OSHA Region 9 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

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

All (0000) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE06CA005
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; OSHA Region 9

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CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-7
NIOSHTIC Number:

20032897
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2008-105055
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 06CA005, 2007 Aug; :1-7
Federal Fiscal Year:

2007
Performing Organization:

Public Health Institute
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-06CA005
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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