3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, FACTS and FIGURES Analysis of the storybuilds Linda J Bellamy, White Queen BV & the Storybuilder team of Martijn Mud (RPS) & Martin Damen (RIGO), Marjolijne Samwell (CSI), Vanessa van Eijk (CSI), Cees Paas (TU Delft) and others

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Horrible stories 17-year-old male warehouse worker died when the forklift he was operating tipped over and crushed him. How can that happen?

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Using Storybuilder 1) Select forklift trucks and loss of control event vehicle turns over…….

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, ) Loss of control event – vehicle turns over – we have 56 cases with 58 victims 3) We can examine the causes: Load related, speeding, ability to drive related etc…

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, The data are at a very detailed level of underlying causes

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, It is also possible to look at the management failures to deliver the safety barrier: Here failure to provide competence and motivation not to drive too fast dominate

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, A horrible story in the pizzeria 15-year-old male pizzeria worker was killed when he became entangled in a machine used to mix pizza dough. He apparently lifted the cover of the mixer, uncovering the 32-inch-diameter mixing bowl, and started the machine. As he reached in to the bowl to clean it, he became entangled on a large mixing fork (beater) that rotated inside the mixing bowl. His co-workers heard him scream, but were unable to reach him in time.

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Machine accidents Every year around 400 reported machine accidents in the Netherlands involving contact with moving parts Occurs mostly in manufacturing industry Deaths Permanent injuries Recoverable injuries

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, CONTACT WITH MOVING PARTS OF FIXED MACHINE onIn 80% of cases the machine is on when the accident happens off suddenlyswitched onIn 20% of cases the machine is off but then suddenly switched on/ or there is still residual movement i.e. lock-out/ tag-out or mechanical (un)blocking failure.

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Entering the danger zone 66% of accidents result from entering the danger zone of the machine, half of the time intentionally …so.. …in 35% of cases the person consciously ignores the danger zone Errors in operating the machine occurs in 11% of cases, resulting in ejected parts or unintended movement of machine.

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, CONTACT MOVING PARTS OF MACHINE – Management failures Management failed to provide adequate equipment to prevent the accidents (30% of accidents ) Procedural failures in providing prevention measures (30% of accidents ) Safety motivation failures in operating machines safely and not entering the danger zone (20% of accidents)

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Machine guarding 30% of cases had no machine guard provided

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, MACHINES – type of contact Pinching/crushing/trapping was the dominant problem (65%) Piercing/cutting (23%) Pulled in by clothes/hair entanglement (10%)

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, MACHINES: Limiting factors after contact In 20% of cases the emergency stop wasn’t used, was out of reach or not provided In 20% of cases it was used to limit injury

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, MOVING MACHINES: INJURIES Around 50% of injuries involve traumatic amputations of body parts Practically all of these are lost fingers or lost hand  50% of known cases of lost time were more than 1 month of which 10% of all known cases were more than 6 months When deaths occurred head, shoulders and whole body injuries were indicated

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Dutch top Feb 2004 –(3150) 8.1 Contact with moving parts of a machine –(1658) 3 Contact with falling/dropped/collapsing object/person falling under gravity –(1135) Fall from height roof/floor/platform –(1066) Fall from height ladder –(556) Fall from height scaffold –(552) 2 Struck by moving vehicle –(517) 11 In or on moving vehicle with loss of control –(412) 1.2 Fall on same level –(302) 8.3 Trapped between/against –(279) Working on height unprotected

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Construction industry 1998-Feb 2004 (NL)

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, Country comparisons: reporting differences

3rd International Conference on Working on Safety 12-15th September, OATS: Occupational Accident Triangles Dead1 Dead Fall on same level (around 70 accidents including 8 permanently injured per year) Fall from height roof/floor/platform (around 175 accidents including 12 deaths per year) 8.1 Contact with moving parts of a machine (around 400 accidents including 5 deaths per year for 2002 and 2003) 2 Struck by moving vehicle (around 85 accidents including 7 deaths per year)