DESIGN DEFECTS

1. Pinch Points
• points at which two objects
on the machine make it
contact, with at least one of
them moving in a circle.
2. Wrap Points
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- any exposed rotating machine
component attached at one end to a
piece of equipment. These can catch
on clothing and one end to a piece of
equipment. These can catch on
clothing and limbs pulling them into
the machine.
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3. Freewheeling
Points
• after a farmer turns off the machine
power, equipment parts such as
rotary motor blades and baler
flywheels, continue to rotate long
after it is has been switched off.
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4. Spring Points
•- released springs that
cause injury.
5. Hydraulic lifts and
Hoses
•- hydraulic lifts that raise and
support heavy objects and assist in
steering and braking equipment can
and crush a worker. The equipment
also can eject high-pressure blasts of
oil that can burn eyes and skin.
Leaky hydraulic hoses can emit toxic
fluids that can burn.
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ACTIVITY

Select one design defect.

Explain and give an
illustration of your chosen
design defect. Use a short
bond paper for your output.