Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing

NarrativeAn employee was testing A/C equipment, reading the voltage of the compositor by placing the alligator clamps on the A/C. The employee was shocked by the A/C unit, which was not locked out at the time, and he passed out on top of the bus bar. He received a third degree burn on his left cheek and left hands.

NarrativeAt approximately 9:50 a.m. on December 2, 2009, Employee #1, a production superv isor, was attempting to repair the screen of a 220V Everspring printing equipmen t screening machine, Serial Number 0505001. This machine builds up ceramic capac itor insulation using a screening process that adds the material a single layer at a time. The material is laid down on the plate bed of the machine by an alumi num-framed screen measuring approximately 27-in. square that is operated by a pn eumatic piston system. The operator reported to Employee #1 that a tear had deve loped in the screen. Employee #1 attempted to repair the screen with a piece of tape. With the machine still energized and the screen in the highest position, 1 5-in. above the plate bed, she leaned over the controls at the front of the mach ine to access the under side of the screen. She contacted the switch that contro ls the vertical movement of the screen causing it to lower, pinning her in the m achine. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple fractures.