Machine operator electrocuted while shoveling pellets

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04OR005

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Machine operator electrocuted while shoveling pellets

2006/01/25
By Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)

Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) Less -
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On January 28, 2004, a 34-year-old machine operator was electrocuted while cleaning up wood pellets from beneath a Hamer Wood Pellet Bag Sealer and its conveyor system. The operator was using a long-handled scoop shovel to push spilled wood pellets into a central pile. He grasped a metal guard on the bagging machine with his left hand and leaned forward with the shovel in his right hand. While using the shovel, the back of his right wrist came into contact with exposed electrical controls on the wall near the bagging machine. The victim collapsed and was later discovered deceased by a co-worker. Recommendations: 1. Live electrical switchboards or motor control panels should be guarded against accidental contact by enclosures and other approved safeguards. 2. All electrical equipment should be regularly inspected and maintained to ensure employees are adequately protected from accidental contact with live parts.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electrical-shock Electricity Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 10 Safety-education Safety-equipment Traumatic-injuries Work-operations
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Electrocution (0006) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Electrocution (0006) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; 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/NIOSHSFACE04OR005
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-4
NIOSHTIC Number:

20029467
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2006-105513
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 04OR005, 2006 Jan; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

2006
Performing Organization:

Oregon Department of Human Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

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

2002/09/01
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-04OR005
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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