OSHA, LOTO and the unexpected movement of trucks

There are a few times I can’t entirely agree with OSHA’s position on safety, and when I do, it has always been that the agency has been “too soft,” but not this time.  In a recent citation, OSHA cited a steel mill for improper LOTO after a driver got out of his truck and went to the rear of the truck to clear a jam in a dump chute.  Another worker then entered the truck and backed it up, crushing the original driver between the chute and the truck.

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