Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Maintenance Electrician211 Dies from Crush Injuries When Caught between Nip Barrier and Upper Frame of Paper 211 Rewinder, Virginia, April 18, 1997

摘要

On April 18, 1997, a 37-year-old male maintenance electrician (the victim) died211u001ewhen his lower torso was crushed between the nip barrier (a wire-mesh gate) and 211u001ethe upper frame of a paper rewinder machine at a paper-manufacturing facility. 211u001eWithout first de-energizing, locking out, and tagging the machine, the victim 211u001ebegan to replace the arm for the limit switch that controlled upward movement of 211u001ethe nip barrier. He climbed an 8-foot stepladder to access the top of the machine 211u001ewhere the switch was located, and leaned into the 16-inch opening between the top 211u001eof the nip barrier and the upper frame of the machine. Co-workers observed him 211u001ereaching with a screwdriver into the area where the switch was located.