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On Rubber Augers: Failure Modes and Effects Dennis B. Brickman and Ralph L. Barnett The flexible flight auger gives rise to a new set of hazards and risks
without fulfilling its promise of eliminating the amputation hazards. Failure
modes of the auger are discussed.
Auger Elevator: Failure Modes and Effects Dennis B. Brickman and Ralph L. Barnett Analysis of a fatal auger elevator accident reviews a number of fundamental
failure modes in order to determine the cause of the accident. Analysis showed
that the accident was caused by unusual misuse of the product. Known safety
control concepts do not preclude such unforeseeable events.
Small Agricultural Tractor ROPS: New Operator
Protective Zone William G. Switalski and Edward A. Fritz A literature search attempts to identify all Operator Protective Zones (OPZ)
ever utilized in the world, in order to determine whether published information
exists to define a more compact OPZ than those of current SAE/ASAE standards.
The researchers conclude that the OPZ upon which the current standards are based
is the only substantiated zone available for possible application to small
agricultural tractors.
On the Safety of Agricultural Disk Mowers Dennis B. Brickman A thrown object test protocol was developed and performed, based on
agricultural rotary mower safety standards, to analyze the safety of an
agricultural disk mower. Test results are analyzed, and the Safety Hierarchy is
used to explore safety strategies for mitigating the thrown object danger.
On
the Safety of Agricultural Disk Mowers Dennis B. Brickman A summarized version of the preceding paper.
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