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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386916

MIXER BLADE,MAINTENANCE,REMOTE CONTROL,CLEANING,MIXER,LOCKOUT

Event
MIXER BLADE,MAINTENANCE,REMOTE CONTROL,CLEANING,MIXER,LOCKOUT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14386916
Report ID
524200

Event description

CAUGHT IN A RIBBON (MIXER) BLENDER

Investigation abstract

ON JUNE 25, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A BEARDSLEY-PIPER RIBBON BLENDER (MIXER) IN THE ACT OF CLEAING IT. HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE REVOLVING BLADES WHEN A SUPERVISOR ACTIVATED THE MIXER FROM A REMOTE CONTROL PANEL. THE S UPERVISOR ASSUMED THAT A MICRO SWITCH ON THE MIXER WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION. HE WAS NOT AWARE, NOR IN A POSITION TO OBSERVE, THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE MIXER. CAUSAL AND CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF A POSITIVE LOCKOUT PROCEDURE FOR DEENERGIZING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    22
    Event type
    2
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    2

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