Safety Alert
Safety Alert 277 - Mechanical Motion Equipment Injuries
Safety Alert 277 - Mechanical Motion Equipment Injuries
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 277
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- EntanglementHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Competence and trainingLockout and tagoutMachine guardingRisk assessment
Summary
A mechanic injured his hand when a cleaning rag was drawn into a running generator fan whose shroud did not fully conceal the blades. The alert explains hazardous mechanical motions, hazard analysis and safeguarding techniques, including guards, protective devices, awareness measures, housekeeping, lockout/tagout and supervised training.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
BSEE Safety Alert 277. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.