A mechanical supervisor in a paper mill - with 23 years of experience in the industry - was inspecting a machine with two other supervisors. While repairs were being contemplated, the machine was left running and an easily movable guardrail was left out of position. The supervisor moved too close to a rotating drive shaft when the back of his loose woolen sweater became entangled in the coupling. The machine picked him up and rotated him around the shaft a number of times. He suffered broken ribs and the amputation of his left leg below the knee. He died two weeks […]
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