Worker Falls Into Mixing Tank

Davis, Arthur W.; Hetzler, William E.; Hirsh, Gary L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE02NE044

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Worker Falls Into Mixing Tank

2003/02/05
By Davis, Arthur W. ; Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Davis, Arthur W. ; Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.

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Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor. Safety & Labor Standards Division ; Nebraska Workforce Development

Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor. Safety & Labor Standards Division ; Nebraska Workforce Development Less -
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A 45-year-old mixer operator was killed when he apparently lost his balance and fell through an opening in an operating mixing machine. The victim was cleaning the inside of the mixer by spraying water from above through one of three top side openings covered by protective grates. The victim had not shut the mixer off. As he stepped onto the top of the mixer, he fell through the middle opening. A worker one floor below heard a sound, saw blood coming from the machine and immediately activated the emergency shut off switch. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor's Investigator concluded that to help prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that all employees are aware of the basic elements of the company's Lock-out/Tag-out program. 2. ensure that employees abide by written policy regarding Lock-out/Tag-out procedures when cleaning out mixers. 3. conduct an evaluation of the workplace and operations in the plant to determine if there are any permit-required confined spaces that require a written program. 4. develop, implement and enforce a permit required confined space entry program for employees to follow during permit required confined space entries. 5. ensure that adequate training, knowledge and skills are provided to employees to safely perform duties as necessary for permit-required confined space entries. 6. ensure that written procedures are in place and employees trained regarding notifying OSHA regarding fatalities/catastrophic events.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-guarding Machine-operation OSHA Region 7 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
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All (0000) ; Confined Space (0004) ; Falls (0007) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; ... More +

All (0000) ; Confined Space (0004) ; Falls (0007) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE02NE044
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7

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CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

8 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027952
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2010-114228
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 02NE044, 2003 Feb; :1-8
Federal Fiscal Year:

2003
Performing Organization:

Nebraska Department of Labor
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

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

1993/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-02NE044
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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