Roller & rolling mill
Operating roller and rolling mill equipment requires constant vigilance to protect your team from severe entanglement and crushing hazards. By integrating proactive safety protocols into your daily workflow, you can effectively mitigate these risks and maintain a secure environment for your operators.
About 98% of related real accidents concentrate in these types.
Key prevention
- Ensure all nip points and rotating components are protected by fixed or interlocked physical guards that prevent accidental contact.
- Implement a robust lockout-tagout procedure to ensure all energy sources are fully dissipated before any maintenance or clearing of jams occurs.
- Equip machinery with easily accessible emergency stop devices that are clearly marked and tested regularly for immediate response.
- Require operators to wear close-fitting clothing and secure loose items like jewelry or hair to eliminate potential snagging hazards near moving parts.
- Conduct frequent hands-on safety training sessions that emphasize the specific operational dangers of the machinery and the importance of never bypassing safety controls.
Related accident cases
While attempting to remove belt fibers from a roller's edge, the worker was caught when the fibers were pulled into the roller, resulting in a thumb injury. The worker was injured when their thumb was pulled into the roller.
An employee was caught between two rotating parts while performing maintenance on machinery. The incident resulted in an injury and a downtime of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes for the equipment.
During a ball mill roller replacement, the worker's right hand was caught between the roller and the mill housing as the roller was moved into place, resulting in a pinch injury to the thumb and index finger.
While pushing a spool on a monorail, the operator's finger was caught between the rail and the spool when the first roller dropped off the end of the rail, causing the spool's bumper to rise.
Three employees evacuated after inhaling ammonia vapor.
During roller operation, a loose bolt became trapped between the structure and frame, resulting in a finger being caught.
While removing a roller assembly from under a conveyor belt, the roller dropped, and the worker's left index finger became caught between the frame and support structure. The worker sustained an injury to their finger.
While removing a broken roller using a slate bar, the bar slipped, causing the employee's right ring finger to be caught between the roller and the belt structure. The employee received treatment with four stitches.