Citation

Dąbrowski M, Górski J. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2019; 25(2): 278-286.

Affiliation

Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW , Poland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2018.1514134

PMID

30165802

Abstract

One of the most serious causes of accidents in furniture making is kickback of machined material. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the milling tool setup on hazards associated with kickback in furniture making. The speed of kickback was accepted as the measure of these hazards. The experimental involved controlled changes in the milling tool setup, projection of cutting knives over the body of the milling tool, number of cutting knives and clearance angle. Multi-factor analysis of variance was applied to the results of individual experiments. It showed statistically significant factors and their interactions. Inspection and analysis of traces left by the cutting knives of the tools on the test pieces made of wood materials supported inferential statistics. The obtained results verified some common opinions and ideas on the impact of the milling tool setup on the hazards resulting from kickback in furniture making.

Language: en

Keywords

ejection; furniture making; hazards; kickback; milling; occupational safety