Welder is Crushed by Rock Chipper

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96KY028

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Welder is Crushed by Rock Chipper

1996/01/29
By Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Less -
Description:

A 28-year-old male welder died after being crushed by the rock chipper and conveyor he was working on. The victim was welding reinforcement beads on the ends of the chipper/shredder unit when the hydraulic system which was holding the unit in place lost pressure. The unit, weighing over 1500 pounds, descended on the victim. He was removed from the unit after a tow motor lifted it off him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. A safety pin on the chipper had not been engaged prior to the victim's entering the area to work on it. The FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Ensure that contractors use available safety procedures when entering areas where a potential for equipment failure exists, and monitor work being performed by contractors. 2. Develop, implement and enforce a written safety program which includes employee and contractor equipment repair procedures. 3. Designate a competent person to conduct regular safety inspections on the site.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 4 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-personnel Safety-practices Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

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

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96KY028
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20026338
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2012-106675
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 96KY028, 1996 Oct; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1997
Performing Organization:

Kentucky Department of Health Services
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-96KY028
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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