Property Maintenance Worker Caught between Industrial Sweeper and Low Ceiling—Massachusetts

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18MA035

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Property Maintenance Worker Caught between Industrial Sweeper and Low Ceiling—Massachusetts

2021/08/13
By Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ; Massachusetts. Department of Public Health

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On July 2, 2018, a 57-year-old property maintenance worker was killed while operating a ride-on industrial sweeper. He was using the sweeper to clean a parking garage. While backing the sweeper in an area with a low ceiling, he became caught between the sweeper and the ceiling. The victim was eventually discovered unresponsive by a resident of the apartment building who placed a call for emergency medical services (EMS). The man had suffered blunt trauma to his head and neck and was pronounced dead at a local trauma center. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1. Accessible areas with low height clearance; 2. Absence of a protective cab on the sweeper; and 3. Lack of a comprehensive safety and health program. RECOMMENDATIONS The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Ensure that ride-on equipment without a protective cab are not operated in the vicinity of overhead obstructions. 2. Ensure that a job hazard analysis is performed for each task assigned to employees. 3. Develop and implement a comprehensive safety and health program that addresses hazard recognition, avoidance of unsafe conditions, and proper use of equipment. In addition, equipment manufacturers should: 1. Adopt and implement the concept of Prevention through Design (PtD) to identify potential hazards associated with equipment and then eliminate these hazards through design changes.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accidents Equipment Design Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Fatalities Hazard Identification Hazard Recognition Head Injuries Health Programs Height Factors Maintenance Workers Neck Injuries NIOSH Region 1 Personal Protection Prevention Through Design Protective Equipment PTD Safety Practices Safety Programs Traumatic Injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18MA035
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Massachusetts
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-10
NIOSHTIC Number:

20064859
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2022-100412
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 18MA035, 2021 Aug; :1-10
Federal Fiscal Year:

2021
Performing Organization:

Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

53 - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - (NAICS 2022) ; 531311 - Residential Property Managers - (NAICS 2022)

53 - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - (NAICS 2022) ; 531311 - Residential Property Managers - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-18MA035
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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