OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386916
MIXER BLADE,MAINTENANCE,REMOTE CONTROL,CLEANING,MIXER,LOCKOUT
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
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#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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