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Control of scrap paper baler crushing hazards.

Authors

Etherton-JR; Estill-CF; Earnes-GS; Flesch-JP

Source

Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2000 May; 15(5):397-399

Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/104732200301322 

NIOSHTIC No.

20020665 

Abstract

Personnel who load, operate, or maintain balers can be exposed to crushing and amputation hazards if the baler is inadequately safeguarded, or if hazardous energy lockout procedures are not followed. Serious injuries and fatalities have occurred when parts of the worker’s body was caught by the baler ram inside loading and baling chambers. In 1995, a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) field study found that some balers do not meet the safeguarding requirements listed in the voluntary ANSI Z245.5-1990 Standard.

Keywords

Equipment-operators; Hazards; Body-protection; Workers; Work-operations; Worker-health; Safety-education; Safety-measures; Safety-monitoring; Safety-practices; Regulations; Legislation; Industrial-safety-programs; Age-groups; Accident-prevention; Machine-operators; Training; Machine-guarding; Injury-prevention; Traumatic-injuries

CODEN

AOEHE9

Publication Date

20000501

Document Type

Journal Article

Fiscal Year

2000

NTIS Accession No.

NTIS Price

Issue of Publication

5

ISSN

1047-322X

NIOSH Division

DSR; EID; DPSE

Source Name

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

State

OH; WV