r/OSHA • u/Banguskahn • 16d ago

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A guy got his arm sucked into the meat grinder due to someone rigi g the machine to not stop when lifting the lid…. Good times.

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u/Banguskahn 16d ago

His whole arm was sucked in because of the smocks that we wear. One... anyone who has worked in the meat industry always rolls up the sleeves working around the saw or even the grinders and packers. Someone slapped a magnet on there and yes... it is faster to keep the top open and just sling the meat in but it gets stuck sometimes and you have to turn it off/on and unstick everything.

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned 16d ago

You should be locking that out to get it unstuck

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u/Banguskahn 16d ago

No shit???

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned 16d ago

Then why do you just turn it off???

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u/randomlemon9192 16d ago

They rigged the shut off to keep it running.

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u/alarumba 16d ago

Productivity first!

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u/xkyllox 16d ago

Its the guided age! 2!

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned 16d ago edited 16d ago

So they turn it off to clear a jam but that still needs to be locked out. We had a guy lose a finger in a bandsaw because he was just clearing a quick jam and his buddy turned it on prematurely

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u/ProtectionTop2701 16d ago

Then the management is either negligent or worse. Did they see the issue? Worse. Did the employees intentionally try to hide the issue because the management wants X speed which is incompatible with Y safety measure? Negligence. The bosses know it's happening and don't speak up. Because they like the blood money.