Hawthorne, CA — A worker was badly injured after his hand got accidentally caught in a machine at the popular company American Apparel’s dyeing plant in Hawthorne. Police said that a worker was injured and had to be taken to a hospital after the accident, which happened early Tuesday morning, March 10, 2015.
The details of what happened, exactly, are still being uncovered, but it appears that the man was working with a large machine at the plant when his hand and arm became stuck inside. Other workers were unable to help and an Urban Search and Response team rescued the man before taking him to a hospital nearly 1 hour later.
The cause of the accident is still being investigated. American Apparel didn’t say much about what happened, other than to express their condolences and assert that they will be investigating as well.
Map of the American Apparel
Commentary:
If this machine was being serviced or cleaned when the man put his hand inside, then there should have been proper lockout/tagout procedures followed. A LO/TO procedure is basically a way to ensure a machine won’t start up or move while someone is performing maintenance.
— Grossman Law Offices
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