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Home Made Tools

LOCATION:
LIME & SLAG PLANTS
ACTIVITY:
MAINTENANCE & HOUSEKEEPING
SUB ACTIVITY:
N/A
ALERT STATUS:
Normal
DATE ISSUED:
29/01/2009
INCIDENT No:
00207

TITLE
Home Made Tools
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

WHAT HAPPENED

Recently a C&M employee suffered a lost time injury when his hand slipped off the handle of a scraper while he was removing build-up from a chute. Investigators found that leverage caused by the long handle of the scraper (see Incident picture) considerably increased the effective weight of the tool.
ACCIDENT / INCIDENT IMAGES
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LEARNING POINTS / ACTIONS TAKEN

Preventative Actions taken within C&M:

-The homemade heavy scraper has been replaced with a lightweight one which is fit for purpose. (See Action picture)
-A sonic boom generator has been ordered and will be fitted to the chute. This will automatically dislodge build-up and remove the need to use hand tools, removing a hazard and making the plant more productive. (further details available from John Price, manager Llanwern)
-An audit of all hand made tools has been undertaken resulting in a lot of scraper, bars, drifts etc being scrapped and some existing tools have been redesigned, replacing old tools.

LEARNING POINTS / ACTIONS IMAGES
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LOCATION:
LIME & SLAG PLANTS
ACTIVITY:
MAINTENANCE & HOUSEKEEPING
SUB ACTIVITY:
N/A
ALERT STATUS:
Normal
DATE ISSUED:
29/01/2009
INCIDENT No:
00207


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