OSHA LOTO citations after amputation of a fingertip while reassembling a pump ($298K)

A 29-year-old worker suffered the amputation of a fingertip while reassembling a pump, an injury the employer could have prevented by ensuring to shutdown and lockout the equipment to prevent it from unexpectedly starting during maintenance. OSHA investigated after the company reported the December 2022 injury and found the employer did not train workers on lockout/tagout procedures. The agency also noted the business failed to make sure shafts, sprockets, and moving parts on equipment such as a dough mixer, coolers, icing and wrapping stations, and box stoppers had required guarding in place to protect workers from contact with pinch points and moving parts. OSHA inspectors cited the company for one willful violation, one repeat violation, and five serious violations. The company faces $298,010 in proposed penalties.

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