A former client had an amputation accident, and an OSHA inspection followed, with several citations following that. We were hired to help the company digest all that OSHA found wrong, and there was plenty that OSHA found, but there was even more that OSHA did not see or address with its inspection or citations. The client wanted help with the “abatement plans” to close out the OSHA citations and “put this behind us.” Still, they had no interest in understanding what needed to be done outside the “abatement plan” to help reduce the likelihood this same accident would happen again.
This happens quite often, and it’s a serious problem when we play the “compliance game.” OSHA assesses the business’s “compliance,” usually around particular circumstances. This assessment is based solely on compliance with OSHA’s MINIMUM standards. They issue citations, and the company has to “abate” those issues. However, those citations usually do not address the “ROOT CAUSE(S)” of those issues.
The facility was cited for:
