MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2008 since 2008 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 58 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 41 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 62 (2011 = 248) (2010…...
A Muskegon-area chemical company is facing a federal penalty for failing to report an ammonia release on Labor Day to the proper authorities in a timely manner. The 1400-pound leak was well over the federal limit that requires an immediate report. By law, any release into the air of the hazardous gas over 100 pounds…...
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has released the Violation Findings Second Quarter Report for 2012. The report is based on 48 reports from 30 jurisdictions and consists of 140,309 inspections revealing 15,304 violations. This is an 11% violation rate. Boiler Controls is the category with the highest number of violations, reporting…...
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transport Canada (TC) publish the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), which provides valuable information to first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident. A new edition of this guidebook is published every four years, the most recent edition being published in 2012. There are some changes to the…...
The gas can that caught fire over the exhaust. Note: the can did self-extinguish and even had gasoline remaining inside. A testament to the necessity of safety cans…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Two roofing technicians were going on to a flat roof to perform an inspection and repair. The first technician set up a 30 foot extension ladder to access the roof. The ladder was a Type IA Fiberglass ladder rated for a load capacity of 300 pounds. The technician weighed approximately 160 pounds. The ladder had…...
A TX refinery has been cited for five (5) PSM violations. OSHA opened an inspection at the facility upon receiving a complaint that employees had been exposed to a leak of hydrofluoric acid at a flange in the alkylation unit while performing maintenance work. Proposed penalties total $66,500. Here is a breakdown…… Membership Required You...
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Elevating Work Platform FailurePublished: 17 August 2012 Purpose: The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight risks associated with a failed cast steel linkage on an elevating work platform (EWP). Background: A worker received severe injuries when he was ejected from an EWP on a construction site on the Gold Coast. The incident involved a…...
OSHA has cited a fireworks manufacturer $116,900 for 25 serious and six other-than-serious safety violations after three workers suffered burns caused by an explosion at the company’s facility in March. The employees were transported to local hospitals, and two were treated for serious burns and released. The third employee, who suffered third-degree burns, was hospitalized…...
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2012 since 2011 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 55 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 40 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 51 (2011 =…...
At 7:17 a.m., on August 22, 2003, an Amerigas Corporation (Amerigas) cargo tank semitrailer arrived at the AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel) facility in Middletown, Ohio. The driver pulled the vehicle up to the fill location and helped an AK Steel employee hook up to the fittings for a plant storage tank. According to the…...
