"Why the press got going when the man was in it is still unclear..."

The maintenance of machinery in any industry can have deadly consequences. We have chosen to write about incidents involving the aluminium industry in this blog. Here is a recent incident show the hazard of maintaining machinery.

In a workplace accident in Europe one morning during the week of April 14, 2019 a worker died. According to the police, the worker was caught in a press he was working on at a scrap company. He was working for an external company. Why the press got going when the man was in it is still unclear. "We assume a misfortune," said a police spokeswoman.

Specialists examine the accident site

When the rescue workers arrived, the man was already dead. He had died of serious injuries. Also a rescue helicopter was in use. Specialists from the police and the state workplace safety department investigate the site. Several accident witnesses were mentally cared for by pastors. A witness came to the hospital, the fire brigade said.

We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. We pray not only for them too, we pray for those who were there when the worker got trapped. The news article state that pastors came to consul those who there. At least one individual who was there was overcome (understandably) and was taken to a nearby hospital for shock. We strongly recommend that all individuals who were at the site be given mental health counseling. What they saw, what they heard, what they smelled, every sense that they had will bring back this horror till they get help. Never, ever make the assumption that an individual who sees a worker get injured or a worker who gets killed can mentally handle it.

We have stated many times that a physical "stop gap" measure should be considered for every piece of machinery to prevent the unexpected release of stored energy. We recommend using a crane rail that can be placed to prevent the unexpected release of energy in machinery during maintenance operations.

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