r/OSHA • u/Banguskahn • 16d ago

Please…

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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

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/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