A makeshift attempt to free a jammed conveyor cost a millwright his life. He got a grip on the conveyor drive shaft with a long pipe wrench, then straddled the pipe wrench handle and bounced on it. He tried this with the conveyor turned off and when that did not work, he had the conveyor switched on. When the conveyor jam broke free, he was thrown to the floor. He died from injuries to his head and neck.
Although the victim was experienced as a millwright, he had no formal training in maintenance of […]
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