A machine operator died when caught in a plastic injection molding 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 Health Services. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  A 29-year-old Hispanic male machine operator died when caught between the injector and the housing of a plastic injection molding machine. Evidence suggests the victim was performing maintenance and reached into the machine while it was running. According to the employer, the victim's duties did not include machine maintenance. The victim had not completed machine-specific training at the time of the incident. The safety interlock device on the hinged shield for the injector was not working, and the maintenance log did not document when the last inspection of the safety devices occurred. 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 machine operators are properly trained on machine operation and safety and their achievement of skills is verified through a testing program. 2. Ensure all machine safety interlock devices are in working condition. 3. Ensure employees stay within their assigned scope of work.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Maintenance Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Injuries Injury-prevention Machine-guarding Machine-operation Machine-operators Maintenance-workers OSHA Region 9 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Training 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 ; Prevention through Design (PtD)
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03CA004
• 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027329
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2006-110737
• 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 03CA004, 2003 Nov ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Health Services
• 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-512:00387b5cc4adfe240dd7ec1b35855abb0d565a169bf3c5ac98c11e2989d9cb016f4134215d30d4bedd17bddab2a6bfac4538bd23d71daea6ddb673619bc85c9a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/168927/cdc_168927_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 395.93 KB ]