Worker Fatality Results in $186,300 OSHA Fine
Nov 7th, 11
OSHA issued 21 citations to an Ohio recycling company and assessed
$186 300 in penalties as a result of an inspection 186,300 that followed a March 30
fatality.
OSHA issued 21 citations to an Ohio recycling company and assessed
$186 300 in penalties as a result of an inspection 186,300 that followed a March 30
fatality. According to OSHA’s press release announcing the citations and fines,
a worker was found dead inside the rotating drum assembly of a machine used
to screen recyclables.
OSHA issued two willful citations for failing to implement lock-out tag-out
(LOTO) procedures and not providing LOTO training to employees who
perform maintenance on such equipment. OSHA also issued 14 serious and
five other violations. As a result of OSHA’s investigation, the company has
been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
All employers and employees can learn from this tragic incident and expensive
OSHA inspection. OSHA is issuing lots of $100,000 plus penalties to
employers throughout the United States. Employers need to determine whether
LOTO training is needed for any aspect of the work their employees perform.
Employees must follow applicable LOTO rules and not bypass safety devices
intended to protect them from harm.
There have been several preventable worker fatalities at recycling facilities this
year. Let’s make sure there aren’t any others.
Article provided by WASTEC
