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Fall from a ladder has fatal results

January 4, 2017

While changing an overhead ballast in a light fixture, an employee of New Jersey Medical Center received an electrical shock that caused him to fall from a ladder. He was hospitalized and died several weeks later from the injuries he sustained in the fall.

Ill. worker dies after being pulled into scrap metal baller

November 3, 2016

A federal investigation prompted by the death of a 50-year-old worker at the Plainfield steel processing facility has resulted in a half-dozen safety and health violations.

Utility district cited in arc flash explosion at hydroelectric dam

L&I cited the utility district for five serious violations and for each assessed the maximum penalty of $7,000

June 16, 2016

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) fined Grant County Public Utility District #2 $35,000 for five serious safety violations after investigating an explosion at its Priest Rapids Dam on the Columbia River in Beverly, Wash. Six workers were hospitalized with serious electrical burns after the explosion.

Organic – yes. Safely made – no.

June 3, 2016

A rotating airlock blade severed a 30-year-old worker's three fingertips as he cleaned the machine at a Sussex subsidiary of organic food manufacturer Nature's Path Foods Inc., an incident federal safety investigators found could have been prevented if the machine had been powered down fully.

LOTO failures result in $9+ million in fines

Fab metal manufacturing tops OSHA’s hit list

Benita Mehta

April 1, 2016

Lockout/tagout (29 CFR 1910.147) was the fifth most frequently cited OSHA violation during the period October 2014 to September 2015. There were 3,350 citations reported across all industries during that time with $9,686,894 in penalties.

Seven Steps to Lockout/Tagout Compliance White Paper

September 17, 2015

Examine how you control hazardous energy in your facility. Do you have a specific set of personnel who are exclusively authorized to lockout equipment? Have you identified every source of hazardous energy and posted appropriate signage to alert staff of its location?

Dave Johnson

October 11, 2013

What is hazardous energy? According to OSHA, energy sources including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal or other sources in machines and equipment can be hazardous to workers. During the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment, the unexpected startup or release of stored energy could cause injury to employees.

Water park lifeguard crushed to death

Company failed to control hazardous energy

August 27, 2013

OSHA has cited Enterprize Management Inc. and Schlitterbahn Beach Resort Management LLC, both doing business as Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark and Resort in South Padre Island, Texas, for six safety violations regarding hazardous energy sources that fatally crushed a 20-year-old lifeguard and severely injured a maintenance supervisor.

Educate, train, and visualize

A guide to a successful lockout/tagout program by Brady Worldwide Inc.

April 23, 2013

There have been countless articles and guides that outline all the key components to a successful lockout/tagout program. However, it goes beyond just purchasing padlocks, tags, and lockout devices. Even with a solid written plan, the ultimate success depends on your employees properly applying the lockout hardware according to your established procedures.