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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: A Machine Operator's Helper Died When Caught in a Slitting Machine.

PB2007108688

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	7
Abstract	An 18-year-old Hispanic laborer, working as a machine operators helper, died when he got caught between a steel sheet and a rewind cylinder on a machine called a 'slitter.' The victim turned 18 years old two weeks before the incident occurred but had been working at his position for approximately six months. He was a temporary employee hired from an employment agency whose documents showed he was 22 years old. The victim prepared the sheet steel to be wound on the cylinder and then gave the machine operator the signal to start the machine. The victim was clear of the machine at that time. The machine jammed, and when the operator went to find the cause, he found the victim caught in between the rolled steel sheet on the rewind cylinder. No one witnessed the actual incident.
Keywords	Accident investigation Hispanic laborer Machine operator's helper Steel sheet Rewind cylinder Slitting machine Victim caught Death Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) report
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	California Dept. of Health Services, Sacramento.; Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA. and National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200716

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: A Machine Operator's Helper Died When Caught in a Slitting Machine.

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: A Machine Operator's Helper Died When Caught in a Slitting Machine.
PB2007108688

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	7
Abstract	An 18-year-old Hispanic laborer, working as a machine operators helper, died when he got caught between a steel sheet and a rewind cylinder on a machine called a 'slitter.' The victim turned 18 years old two weeks before the incident occurred but had been working at his position for approximately six months. He was a temporary employee hired from an employment agency whose documents showed he was 22 years old. The victim prepared the sheet steel to be wound on the cylinder and then gave the machine operator the signal to start the machine. The victim was clear of the machine at that time. The machine jammed, and when the operator went to find the cause, he found the victim caught in between the rolled steel sheet on the rewind cylinder. No one witnessed the actual incident.
Keywords	Accident investigation Hispanic laborer Machine operator's helper Steel sheet Rewind cylinder Slitting machine Victim caught Death Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) report
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	California Dept. of Health Services, Sacramento.; Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA. and National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200716