Anyone who works at a processing facility that has PRCSs with agitators will always fear this happening, yet this is a SIMPLE FAILURE of LOTO and should never happen. I can probably count a dozen incidents where I have seen this happen with lesser consequences.
At 11:15 a.m. on July 17, 2021, an employee was hydro blasting inside a mixing tank when the agitator was activated resulting in fatal crushing injuries. The employee died due to trauma to the chest and asphyxia.
This case resulted in over $50K in fines and the employer has contested all 15 of the citations.
