McCUTTER, Inc.
1930 N. Kingway Drive
Deltona, FL 32738
Phone: (407) 474-6400
Fax: (386) 575-3040
Visit Our Website:
www.mccutter.com
IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE AND WARNING!!!
To all that should be concerned including: Safety Managers, Pre-Fab
Foremen, Tool Crib Foremen, Owners, CEOs, Directors, Users of the
Machine, etc.
It has been brought to our attention that there have been injuries to users of our Machine, the
MC Cable Cutter & Pigtailer (the Machine). This concerns us a great deal! The injuries are the
result of hands/fingers getting cut by the partially exposed “notching” blades on the end of the
drill motors. By design, the blades start automatically as the machine is almost fully closed and
normally present limited risk
UNLESS
a user places his/her hands fingers in close proximity
to the blades while the blades are spinning
and/or defeats the micro-switch that turns off the
drills when the Machine is opened. Loose or poorly fitting gloves might exacerbate the risk of
injury if the blades grab hold of the gloves and pull the fingers in while spinning.
We are developing guards and warning labels to be sent to you in the coming months. A
principal of your company will need to sign a form indicating the labels and guards have been
received and installed. Please install the labels and guards as soon as you get them.
Until then and
effective immediately
, any users of the Machine should be made aware of the
risks of injury and if not able to acknowledge the risk, they should
NOT
be allowed to operate
the Machine. Users should read the following instructions and also the safety information
contained in the separate instructions that came with the saw and drills and was included in the
instruction packet.
The Machine should be locked up when not in use to prevent unauthorized/untrained/unsafe
users from operating it. These have been the people whom have been injured.
It should go without saying that a Machine with “Cutter” in its name is capable of doing exactly
that. The Machine is an industrial tool intended to be used by properly-trained, safety-conscious
users, familiar with the safe operation of power tools and equipment and have read the
instructions thoroughly or whom have had the instructions read and explained to them. A “temp”
worker or unsupervised “trainee” may not have the proper training or knowledge to fit into the
“skilled with power tools/equipment” category and could get injured using the Machine (or any
OTHER power tool or equipment for that matter…)
If you have determined that the risk of injury outweighs the benefits the Machine can provide for
you please Email [email protected] and we will work to help you transfer your machine to
another company who has decided to accept the potential risk. Thank You.
