Farmworker Forced into Conveyer Mechanism

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92WY006

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Farmworker Forced into Conveyer Mechanism

1992/09/18
By Wyoming Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology Project (Wyoming FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Wyoming Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology Project (Wyoming FACE) ; Wyoming Occupational Fatality Analysis Program

Wyoming Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology Project (Wyoming FACE) ; Wyoming Occupational Fatality Analysis Program Less -
Description:

A 36 year old male farm laborer died at the scene of a feedlot operation from preventable injuries incurred while operating a chain-drag elevator to transport hay cubes from a truck to a grinder. The victim was operating a truck mechanism designed to feed hay cubes from the truck into the hopper of a 60'-65' elevator, and the conveyor mechanism designed to carry the hay cubes from the hopper to an attached grinder. For unknown reasons, the worker was inside the hopper with both the truck dispensing unit and the conveyer mechanism turned on. The worker apparently lost his balance while inside the hopper and was transported feet-first into a sheet metal end panel, becoming entrapped as the conveyor motion carried him into a 36" x 11" panel opening. The victim was seen by a fellow worker, who shut off the equipment and called Emergency 911. Employers may be able to minimize the potential for occurrence of this type of incident through the following precautions: 1. Emphasize the hazards of operating machinery in an unsafe manner by posting safety rules where employees gather. 2. Conduct periodic safety briefings to remind employees of safety considerations. 3. Encourage employees to participate in First Aid or EMT training.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Agriculture Emergency-treatment First-aid Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 8 Personal-protection Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92WY006
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Wyoming ; OSHA Region 8

Wyoming ; OSHA Region 8 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028745
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2013-105824
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 92WY006, 1992 Sep; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1992
Performing Organization:

Wyoming Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

1996/09/29
Resource Number:

FACE-92WY006
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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