In July 2012, a 64-year-old maintenance mechanic at an aluminum foil processing facility died after being exposed to an approximately 180-degree Fahrenheit solution of boric acid and water while trying to remove a recirculation pump from its housing. The pump was part of a boric acid evaporation system. The system took several days to completely […]
NOTE: OSHA would allow the “minor servicing exception” in this scenario, although the UK HSE does not. A tissue manufacturing company has been fined after an employee, 24, was seriously injured while clearing a machine blockage at its factory. During the manufacturing process, a tissue blockage occurred in the rollers of the machine, and the
I share this, as many may not recognize the power of a vacuum as a form of hazardous energy. ZERO = 0 and a vacuum is NOT zero, its actually LESS THAN ZERO! I added this video to the library this weekend. It demonstrates the power of a vacuum and why ALL energy sources MUST
A contractor was injured and evacuated after a gas release incident on an offshore facility in the Gulf of America. The incident occurred while a contract employee was performing maintenance on an E-body control valve on a six-inch gas line. BSEE’s investigation found that residual pressure estimated at 128 psi inside the six-inch gas line
On March 25, 2003, two employees working for an power generation facility were instructed to remove a cover plate from an electrical generator. The hydrogen gas had been purged from the generator and replaced with air pressurized at approximately 40 psi. The generator was pressurized with air so that the workers could perform a leak
At 11:00 a.m. on June 7, 2024, an employee, 50, working as a machinery maintenance technician for a frozen food manufacturer, was troubleshooting a ring remover since food trays were getting stuck. The employee bypassed the magnetic safety interlock gates and crawled underneath the conveyor. A coworker, the machine operator, was not aware that the
2010 Lockout/Tagout Accidents (includes Machine Guarding) thru 1/31/10
LOTO Accidents #6 This page was last updated on 05/06/2010 LOCK IT OUT!!! Santa Maria Man Killed in Industrial Accident (a man is dead after a tragic industrial accident – incident happened at an oil company – co-workers of the victim say he was a single father of an 8-year-old child and had worked for
LOTO Accidents #5 This page was last updated on 05/06/2010 Man crushed by baler; Recycling center employee flown to San Jose trauma unit By KEVIN HOWE A worker at a Monterey recycling center was taken by helicopter to San Jose after his chest was crushed in a baling machine Friday morning. Juan Ortega, 27, was
LOTO Accidents #4 This page was last updated on 05/06/2010 Landscaper Killed After Legs Get Shredded In Wood Chipper ALLENHURST, N.J. — A landscaper who kicked a tree branch to force it into a wood chipper was fatally injured when his legs got pulled into the shredder. Monmouth County authorities identified the man as Rigoberto
LOTO Accidents #3 This page was last updated on 05/06/2010 UPDATE Injured Owens Corning worker released from hospital By Jonathan Athens Advocate Reporter NEWARK — Federal inspectors are investigating Owens Corning in the wake of a mishap that cost a 48-year-old Newark man his right arm. Thomas Brunner was discharged Wednesday from Grant Medical Center
LOTO Accidents #2 This page was last updated on 05/06/2010 Man whose hand was severed to receive $1.75M Tuesday, October 29, 2002 A former Paterson man who suffered a severed hand while working at a Coca-Cola plant will receive a $1.75 million settlement of a four-year-old lawsuit. John Betancourth, 50, whose hand was reattached
