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
Injuries: Arm
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. Standard methods for safeguarding these types of machine hazards includes interlocked guards, light curtains, pressure mats, barrier guards, guarding by distance, body bars and other methods.
OSHA/Standard violations?: Yes
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