Article: Fatality in ice auger `waiting to happen'

Article: Dockside death results in fine; United Fisheries ...
The Press;  February 15, 1997 ;     543 words ... ... District Court. United Fisheries Ltd had denied ... subsidiary of United Fisheries Ltd, died from ... ice machine's auger. His name was ... happened if the auger, which the company ... said. However, United Fisheries Ltd's ``medium ...

Article: Judgment reserved on appeal in auger case
The Press;  July 10, 1997 ;     454 words ... ... an employee of a subsidiary of United Fisheries was clearing ice blockages above an auger in the chamber of the machine that ... Hospital from severe blood loss. United Fisheries denied a Department of Labour charge ...

Article: Smart (and lateral) thinking.(Notebook)(United ...
NZ Business;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... family-owned Christchurch company, United Fisheries, has developed a new product it expects ... developed processing technology, United Fisheries is producing a chewable mussel treat ... processing technology developed by United Fisheries allows fresh mussel meat to be extracted ...

Article: Auger drilling safety guidelines.
National Driller;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... to move cuttings while the auger is inactive. * Augers should be cleaned only when ... while screwing together the augers and remove the auger catcher before rotating the auger string. * When uncoupling augers, clean off the area where ...

Article: Auger basics.
National Driller;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... required to rotate the auger or the depth to the ... continuous-flight augers and bucket augers ... particular device. Bucket Augers The bucket auger is an open-top metal ... gravelly soils. Flight Augers The flight auger is the most commonly ...

Article: Auger boring: continues to maintain strong market niche.
Underground Construction;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Making an auger bore An auger bore is a relatively ... complete. Rotating augers carry spoil out of the hole. Auger boring equipment is ... operates three American Augers boring machines with ... diameter road bores, auger boring--not directional ...

Article: Auger boring continues to fill important ...
Underground Construction;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... as it progresses. Auger boring equipment is ... formations. Rotating augers carry spoil out of ... The average length of auger bores typically has ... Underground's American Augers division. "The power of the auger boring machines being ...