OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #766048
SWEETENER PRODUCTS CO.
VERNON, CA·
Event description
Employee injured when palletizer actuates unexpectedly
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working with a Mollers palletizer, project #228-01, supplied by to his skull and arm; and multiple bruises and strains. The cause of the accide nt was inadequate engineering safeguards to ensure against accidental machine ac tivation while employeen presence is required within the danger area. Mollers North America, Grand Rapids, MI. This machine receives and automatically palletizes bags of sugar. The employee entered the material floor area to clear a jam that had stopped the machine. When he shifted the position of a misaligne d bag that had apparently had been blocking a light beam safety device, the mach ine started up. Employee #1 was knocked down and his limbs, torso, and head were compressed until a portion of his body apparently interrupted a light beam safe ty device, stopping further action until he was rescued. He suffered multiple fr actures including fractures to his jaw and leg; multiple cuts to areas including
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 11
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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