A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine

Cierpich, Hank; Styles, Laura; Harrison, Robert

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04CA011

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A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine

2005/08/22
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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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:

A 35-year-old Hispanic machine operator died when he was caught between a tension roller and conveyor belt at work. The victim was attempting to remove some cardboard from the bottom of a conveyor belt when he got caught in the tension roller. The company's lockout/tagout procedure was not in use at the time of the incident, and there was no guarding to protect employees from the moving parts of the machine. 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 follow lockout/tagout procedures when servicing a machine. 2. Ensure employees do not place any part of their bodies into areas where they might become entangled with machinery when it is running. 3. Ensure all machines are properly guarded to protect employees from moving parts.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-guarding Machine-operation OSHA Region 9 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) ; 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)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04CA011
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:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028606
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2006-100867
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 04CA011, 2005 Jul; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

2005
Performing Organization:

Public Health Institute
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

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

1991/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-04CA011
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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