Comments on: Worker chops 7 1/2 fingers off, blames himself http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself OSHA and safety news for workplace safety professionals. Tue, 14 May 2013 22:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: J D http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-76687 J D Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:09:13 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-76687 Sounds like this man is not aware of his rights under OSHA. This is why they require the Intro to OSHA training. I agree with everyone else- there must have been some engineering controls that could’ve prevented his injury. Sad!

]]> By: David http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-76600 David Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:26:41 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-76600 Manuel says he was working on the machine. There really isn’t enough information to base a decision on. I would guess that Manuel is a maintenance person and did not follow lockout tag out protocol. If this is the case it is his responsibility as long as the company trained him in this practice.

]]> By: unknown http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-28131 unknown Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:01:57 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-28131 he never said he blamed himself you should read the article on newsday.com befor posting such a thing yes it did slam shut the machine was not working properly and the company was aware of this and did not do anything to avoid this from happening…

]]> By: Carol http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-26664 Carol Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:49:49 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-26664 Totally agree with you Rob.

]]> By: D F http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-26643 D F Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:11:01 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-26643 Slammed shut?????? That implies the controls to protect workers are not adequate.

This injured worker feels guilty? OMG!!!! And all the cuties we see that fake stuff!!!!

Geeezzz I feel bad for this man…….And this sounds preventable………..

]]> By: DMac http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-26624 DMac Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:23:31 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-26624 Agree with Rob. Definately a machine gaurding issue which should have been identified and corrected by the employer. Entirely preventable…

]]> By: Rob Stewart http://www.safetynewsalert.com/worker-chops-seven-fingers-off-blames-himself/#comment-26044 Rob Stewart Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:37:13 +0000 http://www.safetynewsalert.com/?p=7333#comment-26044 My experience has been the opposite workers tend to blame themselves inappropriately e.g. if I didn’t stop for coffee Dan would have been with me when the facility blew up… It is a natural tendency to do this sort of thing immediately following an accident. A good question in the Rosario case would be where are the engineering controls. This fellow should never have lost his fingers!

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