Article from: Herald Sun
February 18, 2009 07:00pm
AN 18 year-old man who was caught in a printing machine at a carton
manufacturing plant in Thomastown has died.The man suffered severe
injuries after he was dragged head first into a box-printing machine at a
factory in the northern suburb of Thomastown shortly after 2pm
yesterday, a WorkSafe Victoria spokesman said.
It took firefighters about 45 minutes to extract the man from the machine.
He was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he later died.
His death brought to four the number of people killed in a Victorian workplace
this year.
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death and said it is a warning to all
employers and workers. Worksafe executive director John Merritt said
on Wednesday that every employer should be meeting with their staff
about known or predictable safety issues, and then develop and act on a
safety improvement plan. "If you already have one - review it,
" Mr Merritt said. "If machines are unguarded, if people don't have
appropriate training, licensing or supervision and workers do not have
the equipment needed to do their job safely - or if they're not using it -
those issues must be dealt with today."
A WorkSafe spokesman has confirmed the man's clothing caught in
rotating parts of the machine, dragging him into it.
WorkSafe has issued notices ordering the company to install better guards
on the machine. It is not yet clear if charges will be laid over the incident.
WCV's: Well, it had better become clearer Worksafe!
If this machine didn't have guards that were up to standard then you
had better lay charges against this employer!!!! They were obviously not
compliant?
Victorian workers already know going by the fatality rate this year, 4 so far
that you are not doing your job competently!!
So whats you re excuse this time Mr Merritt, here's another worker
who didn't make it home safely. What are you going to do about it?
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