A Machine Operator Dies When Crushed Inside a Knitting Machine.

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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:
  A 26-year-old Hispanic male knitting machine operator died when he was crushed by moving parts within the knitting machine as he tried to make an adjustment. The victim opened a safety gate and jammed a needle in the "on" button that allowed the machine to operate with the safety gates open. 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 stay out of machine's pinch points. 2. Ensure machine operators are properly trained on machine operation, safety, and their achievement of skills is verified through a testing program. 3. Ensure employees do not bypass safety interlocks. 4. Ensure machine operators lockout/tagout machinery prior to maintenance or repair.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-guarding Machine-operation Machine-operators OSHA Region 9 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Hispanic ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Manufacturing ; Foreign Born Workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04CA001
• 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:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031999
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2007-109875
• 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 04CA001, 2004 Sep ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e9f125e5b654cdce01a781512a8c1dfe529cff63727b4b477164745833b1d4f82334e9004661d4f7d9a19aa5c708bb129ffdb574105298dcde44b3e3c24bb33f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166261/cdc_166261_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 577.22 KB ]