Fatality: Worker sucked into machine and crushed
June 2, 2010 by Fred HosierPosted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, lockout/tagout
PDF Federal mining safety officials will look into a worker fatality at a lime plant in Arkansas.
Authorities say 61-year-old Wilbur Farris was part of a three-person team working on a vacuum rolling grinder at U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc., in Marble City, AR.
Workers were in the process of locking out the machine when it suddenly turned on. The vacuum sucked Farris into the machine.
It took rescuers two-and-a-half hours to pull apart the machine and recover Farris’ body.
The investigation will focus on whether the machine malfunctioned or if protocol wasn’t followed.
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