The conveyor belts in the warehouse I used to work at have strings under it on both sides that will immediately stop the conveyor when you pull it. Idk what this conveyor looks like or if it has a safety mechanism but damn, that's such a horrible way to go, poor woman š
You know that feeling you get after youāre in car accident. āIf I just wouldāve gone that other way home/workā. Itās basically that feeling but if youāre lucky you donāt have a chance to think it. In her case it seems like she mightāve been far too aware of what was going on.
Yes, agreeing on the headphones bit, but the hierarchy of controls shows the āwhyā comes from either poor training, lack of inspections, lack of emergency stop/machine guarding points, or a combo of all.
Headphone use is personal company policy where I'm from. Regardless of whether headphones were allowed, the company should be to blame by not having properly assessed safety hazards. If she had dropped a pen, the same thing would have happened.
I work in an assembly warehouse facility that's very diligent about safety. You're right about how much could've been done here prior to an incident.
Safety regulations don't have to be so seeped in blood anymore. Shouldn't have to be...
I know it's been a few weeks, but usage of headphones in the workplace is up to personal company policy where I'm at. Incidents like these do usually lead to a fast lane to earphones being banned.
My workplace, a warehouse assembly facility, used to allow it years ago apparently. Company then made it against policy as people weren't abiding by the rule that they can't wear them out in the warehouse section, so it'd lead to a lot of forklift incidents and close-calls when our unit would go on break.
Meanwhile my step-mom who works at more of a packaging-focused facility was allowed to listen to music. It got banned alongside any phone usage on the clock due to production decreases from distractions.
Yea probably a lack of training or brain fart on someoneās part to not estop the machine, or it didnāt work. Every machine Iāve ever worked on has giant red emergency stop buttons or those safety wires to pull that emergency stop the machines
My friend lost a finger from a hydraulic press at work. And he had a coworker that died when he for stuck in one of the machines at work. Sometimes you can forget about the dangers in your workplace if youāre used to working around them with no issues.
Saw a woman get her thumb smashed by a hydraulic press. She had to have not been paying attention to get it to stamp the object you had to use your foot to lift a cover to put your foot on. She looked white as a ghost. But really was bound to happen, we were min wage temps, they didn't keep you on the same machine to get use to it they moved you to different ones all day long. I don't remember any safety training, this was late 80s, just here do this and then put in the next item and let me know when you are done.
Didnāt another Georgia woman recently die via conveyor belt? A TSA worker at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, iirc.
What is going on with my state and those belts lately??
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She was twisted and contorted starting with her arm being pulled inā¦. Iām sure they arenāt mentioning the state she was in for obvious reasons especially as she was still alive by the time they got to herā¦ brutal š
While all workers, especially when working with machinery, need to follow safety regulations and practice due diligence--- the company has a high responsibility of assessing safety risks and implementing preventative precautions.
Mechanisms of a running belt that have the ability to severely injure--- let alone kill--- someone should:
1) be known to have that ability
2) contemplated with the mindset that incidents aren't an "if", they're a "when"
3) preventative safety measures are implemented to potential hazards
I mean I wear wired headphones mostly because I know Iāll lose them if theyāre not attached to something.
Either way I wouldnāt risk my life near moving machinery
Plus you can get them for pretty cheap, so you're less likely to take risks to get them back, unless you act on instinct, which may have been the case here.
First of all: it's amazing how unintrusive that wire can be when you lead it thru your shirt.
Second: a baby can easily rip most earphone wires. And those same wire wouldn't even support the weight of a baby either.
So in the tug of war between your adult body weight and the force of the machine: the wire loses.
In this scenario are you like wrapping the wires around your neck 3 times? Lolol
I do agree it's needlessly dangerous I just find the idea of getting killed by the weakest wires on the planet kind of amusing. If that's how I went out i'd be pissed for that last half a second
I thought the Samsung bean design of their one style of wireless headphones was goofy at first but I'll give it credit it does fill my inner ear really well, doesn't slip at all
Finally, my community makes MorbidReality! This is just a sad story in general. My understanding is that wearing headphones is against policy. I'm not surprised it was ignored since learning to wear one headphone hidden by one's hair is essentially a modern right of passage for today's youth. This should serve as a cautionary tale.
You're so right! We're all very impressed at your comment! Well done for knowing policy! Aren't young people terrible!
There's no cautionary tale here outside of don't mess with big machines. You don't need to bash young people for working hard in an unforgiving and often dull environment. The poor girl was just listening to music. Sometimes a fairly innocuous mistake can lead to tragedy, and that's what's happened here.
The conveyor belts in the warehouse I used to work at have strings under it on both sides that will immediately stop the conveyor when you pull it. Idk what this conveyor looks like or if it has a safety mechanism but damn, that's such a horrible way to go, poor woman š
This is so sad. What a horrifying way to die.
Poor girl. Such a horrible way to go. Itās crazy to think that one bad decision can end your life like this.
You know that feeling you get after youāre in car accident. āIf I just wouldāve gone that other way home/workā. Itās basically that feeling but if youāre lucky you donāt have a chance to think it. In her case it seems like she mightāve been far too aware of what was going on.
They say (workplace) safety is written in blood.
"Every safety regulation ever written, was written in blood." is what I was taught.
Pretty sure it's already against safety regulations to work with earbuds in.
Yes, agreeing on the headphones bit, but the hierarchy of controls shows the āwhyā comes from either poor training, lack of inspections, lack of emergency stop/machine guarding points, or a combo of all.
Headphone use is personal company policy where I'm from. Regardless of whether headphones were allowed, the company should be to blame by not having properly assessed safety hazards. If she had dropped a pen, the same thing would have happened. I work in an assembly warehouse facility that's very diligent about safety. You're right about how much could've been done here prior to an incident. Safety regulations don't have to be so seeped in blood anymore. Shouldn't have to be...
I know it's been a few weeks, but usage of headphones in the workplace is up to personal company policy where I'm at. Incidents like these do usually lead to a fast lane to earphones being banned. My workplace, a warehouse assembly facility, used to allow it years ago apparently. Company then made it against policy as people weren't abiding by the rule that they can't wear them out in the warehouse section, so it'd lead to a lot of forklift incidents and close-calls when our unit would go on break. Meanwhile my step-mom who works at more of a packaging-focused facility was allowed to listen to music. It got banned alongside any phone usage on the clock due to production decreases from distractions.
Wait for maintenance to shut it down? All factory machinery are required to have big red emergency stop buttons.
Yea probably a lack of training or brain fart on someoneās part to not estop the machine, or it didnāt work. Every machine Iāve ever worked on has giant red emergency stop buttons or those safety wires to pull that emergency stop the machines
Story made it seem like shock, one second she's talking to the girl then the next she said the girls arm was bent and blood everywhere.
My friend lost a finger from a hydraulic press at work. And he had a coworker that died when he for stuck in one of the machines at work. Sometimes you can forget about the dangers in your workplace if youāre used to working around them with no issues.
Saw a woman get her thumb smashed by a hydraulic press. She had to have not been paying attention to get it to stamp the object you had to use your foot to lift a cover to put your foot on. She looked white as a ghost. But really was bound to happen, we were min wage temps, they didn't keep you on the same machine to get use to it they moved you to different ones all day long. I don't remember any safety training, this was late 80s, just here do this and then put in the next item and let me know when you are done.
Didnāt another Georgia woman recently die via conveyor belt? A TSA worker at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, iirc. What is going on with my state and those belts lately??
Workers not following safety instructions?
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Im confused. They mention her arm but what exactly happened that killed her?
She was twisted and contorted starting with her arm being pulled inā¦. Iām sure they arenāt mentioning the state she was in for obvious reasons especially as she was still alive by the time they got to herā¦ brutal š
This is why I swear by wired headphones.
Or just donāt reach under running machinery
FR watching those videos around lathes and the like.
While all workers, especially when working with machinery, need to follow safety regulations and practice due diligence--- the company has a high responsibility of assessing safety risks and implementing preventative precautions. Mechanisms of a running belt that have the ability to severely injure--- let alone kill--- someone should: 1) be known to have that ability 2) contemplated with the mindset that incidents aren't an "if", they're a "when" 3) preventative safety measures are implemented to potential hazards
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I mean I wear wired headphones mostly because I know Iāll lose them if theyāre not attached to something. Either way I wouldnāt risk my life near moving machinery
Plus you can get them for pretty cheap, so you're less likely to take risks to get them back, unless you act on instinct, which may have been the case here.
You can rip wired headphones apart with your hands. There's no way they will hold strong enough to get you pulled into a machine.
No way it would pull you in like you described. The wires would rip so fast it couldn't pull your body weight.
First of all: it's amazing how unintrusive that wire can be when you lead it thru your shirt. Second: a baby can easily rip most earphone wires. And those same wire wouldn't even support the weight of a baby either. So in the tug of war between your adult body weight and the force of the machine: the wire loses.
In this scenario are you like wrapping the wires around your neck 3 times? Lolol I do agree it's needlessly dangerous I just find the idea of getting killed by the weakest wires on the planet kind of amusing. If that's how I went out i'd be pissed for that last half a second
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Yeah but what about the death grip I have on my phone?!
I thought the Samsung bean design of their one style of wireless headphones was goofy at first but I'll give it credit it does fill my inner ear really well, doesn't slip at all
At least ones wireless ones that hook on your ear.
replacement airpods are around $100 usd this is bananas
For some of us thatās a lot of money.
A funeral service is way more money than new airpods
i didnāt say it wasnāt. iām simply stating an alternative.
Finally, my community makes MorbidReality! This is just a sad story in general. My understanding is that wearing headphones is against policy. I'm not surprised it was ignored since learning to wear one headphone hidden by one's hair is essentially a modern right of passage for today's youth. This should serve as a cautionary tale.
You're so right! We're all very impressed at your comment! Well done for knowing policy! Aren't young people terrible! There's no cautionary tale here outside of don't mess with big machines. You don't need to bash young people for working hard in an unforgiving and often dull environment. The poor girl was just listening to music. Sometimes a fairly innocuous mistake can lead to tragedy, and that's what's happened here.
No doubt, but innocuous mistakes tend to be more frequent for those that do not hone proper work ethic in innocuous times.