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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: February 2013
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Tricam Fiberglass Ladder Spreader Bar Failure. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Tricam Fiberglass Ladder. What happened: A person was injured when a spreader bar of his Tricam ladder failed,. Causing the ladder to collapse. Recommendations: Stepladder spreader bar failure is not as common as other ladder accident failure modes. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products.
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: October 2011
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, October 18, 2011. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: JCB backhoe. What happened: Person was putting in a sewer line near an existing water supply line. To ensure the water line did not get hit, one worker would use a backhoe to dig, then the other worker would get into the hole and dig by hand for a few inches. Person in hole got hit by backhoe bucket when operator tried to move it right, which it did, but then swung left violently. Recommen...
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: January 2012
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Monday, January 30, 2012. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Worker crushed between mast of forklift and forklift structure when riding the forklift down. Injuries: Burns to broken bones from falling to death. Use a cage designed to transport personnel, with a guard that prevents access to pinch and shear points of the forklift. Multiple - no fall protection, no guarding of mast, platform not secured. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products. For mo...
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: January 2013
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Thursday, January 31, 2013. Crushing of Forklift Operator. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. What happened: A forklift operator became crushed between the mast and parts of the forklift structure when he reached through the mast to clear an obstruction and accidentally lowered the lift onto himself. Injuries: Death due to crushing injuries of head. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products. Hand Held Mixer Accident.
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: April 2013
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Ottoman Collapse Results in Injury. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. What happened: A man was injured when a stool collapsed. Injuries: Back and head. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products, and http:/ mase.pro/2013FC53.htm. For information on chair accidents and requirements. Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. Standard meth...
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: May 2013
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Wood Chipper Results in Fatal Injuries. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Wood Chipper. What happened: A teenager was pulled into a wood chipper. Injuries: Fatal crushing injuries. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products, and http:/ mase.pro/2009FC21.htm. For information on wood chipper accidents and safeguards that can prevent exposure to the point of operation.
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: February 2012
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Rivet Pulls Through Fiberglass Ladder Rail. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Fiberglass ladder. What happened: Worker injured when fiberglass stepladder spreader bar rivet pulled through the fiberglass. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Terex Crane. What happened: Worker injured when crane tipped over.
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: November 2011
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Michelman Rod Coater Accident. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Michelman Rod Coater MRC 1000. Worker became entangled in nip point while cleaning off roller. Ensure adequate interlocking to prevent access to moving machinery, use of brakes and interlocking to prevent removal of access panels while machine is coming to a stop, two hand jog control and access control for cleaning operations, warnings, training. Product in...
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: December 2012
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Friday, December 28, 2012. MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Aluminum Ladder. Injuries: none due to padded floor. Recommendations: Try to stay as close to the ladder's center as possible, preferably within the ladder rails per manufacturer recommendations. A firm surface will also help prevent the ladder from tipping. Visit www.mase.pro. For more information on unsafe products. Labels: climbing gym accident. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report: Rubber Press Accident
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MASE Product Failure Injury Report. Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report. Product involved: Rubber press. What happened: A man was injured when he became entrapped and pulled into the nip point of a rubber press while feeding material into the press. Recommendations: Protecting workers from in-running nip points such as where two rollers meet is important. At no time should a person be able to access the nip point of a press while it is operating.