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FATAL FACTS • U.S. Department of Labor • Occupational Safety and Health Administration INCIDENT SUMMARY Incident type: .............................................................. Weather conditions/Time of day:................................. Type of operation: ....................................................... Size of work crew: ...................................................... Worksite inspection conducted: .................................. Competent safety monitoring on-site: ......................... Safety and Health program in effect: .......................... Training and education for employees: ....................... Occupation of deceased employee: ............................. Age/Sex of deceased employee: .................................. Time on job: ................................................................ Time at task: ............................................................... Time employed/classification (FT/PT/Temporary): .... Language spoken: ....................................................... Union/Non-Union: ......................................................
No. 16 - 306 Rubber Product Manufacturing www.osha.gov 1-800-321-OSHA (6742)
Struck by/mixer dumping arm Dry, mild day Commercial Playground Contractor 3(at time of incident) Yes N/A No No Batch Mixer/Hourly Employee 56/Male On & off for 20 years 6 hours FT English Non-Union
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
A rubber batch mixer operator was operating a Prime Equipment mixer (Model: 1285PM) to mix a rubber compound to be troweled onto children’s playground surface. At the time of the incident, the victim was utilizing a cheater bar installed over the drum dump arm for additional leverage when dumping the rubber mix from the mixer into a wheel barrel. The mixer operator and another employee were attempting to dump a batch mix into a wheel barrel with the mixing paddles operating (normally done). When this was unsuccessful, the mixing paddles were disengaged. This allowed the drum dumping arm to be lowered to the dumping position. The mixer operator then positioned himself at or above the mixer’s dumping arm, and instructed the second employee to reengage the mixing paddles. When this was done, the drum dump arm sprang back to its initial mixing position, striking the mixer operator and fracturing his neck. . INCIDENT PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Employer shall report a fatality. - 1904.39(a)(1) 2. A cheater bar shall not be used on the mixer handle. – 5(a)(1) 3. The employer shall instruct the employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and eliminate any hazards or other exposures to injury. – 1926.21(b)(2)
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