Control of Scrap Paper Baler Crushing Hazards

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• Personal Author:
  Earnes GS ; Estill, Cheryl F. ; Etherton, John R. ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• Description:
  Personnel who load, operate, or maintain balers can be exposed to crushing and amputation hazards if the baler is inadequately safeguarded, or if hazardous energy lockout procedures are not followed. Serious injuries and fatalities have occurred when parts of the worker's body was caught by the baler ram inside loading and baling chambers. In 1995, a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) field study found that some balers do not meet the safeguarding requirements listed in the voluntary ANSI Z245.5-1990 Standard. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Aging Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Age Groups Body Protection Equipment Operators Hazards Industrial Safety Programs Injury Prevention Legislation Machine Guarding Machine Operators Regulations Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Monitoring Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Worker Health Workers Work Operations

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; EID - Education and Information Division ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  397-399
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020665
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2000 May; 15(5):397-399
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:731eaff0994e23337c132c6bcdcce1b1a0937a03ce29910617f3713607f698f9d403e37f3a411d13fc3aa912fcdf3ead8a0d6a4c77450cb3361a306950e53bda
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198349/cdc_198349_DS1.pdf
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