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SAFTENG has:
- Over 19,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
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Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
A fan of safety looks at it as a mandate, something they are required or told to do. If they wear orange shirts on Thursdays it is more to fit in or because they were told to. Fans forget about safety after they leave the plant, they fail to practice safety at home (i.e. don’t wear earplugs and safety glasses when mowing the grass). Fans don’t question things or fail to address...
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Exxon Mobil changed their company’s mindset and approach to safety after the Exxon Valdez disaster – Safety is now embedded in their culture and comes first. Results speak for themselves. Their motto is – Nobody gets hurt. They recently won an award from the National Safety Council. This is the CEO’s testimony. I highlighted some of the key points.
A quote of note:
The rigor, discipline,...
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I am a Safety Professional
I am not a police officer and I do not write citations.
My job is to monitor, audit, review, and advise.
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A sealed, unclassified electrical control enclosure, part of a listed and certified force-ventilated commercial hydrogen processing unit enclosure, exploded when the equipment manufacturer’s technician pressed the machine stop switch to complete the factory commissioning procedure. The technician was forcefully hit by the flying metal panel holding the switch and sustained serious injuries requiring...
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On Thursday, July 5th, 1973 at approximately 1:30 pm, two employees of Droxol Propane were in the process of off-loading the contents of the 127 kl (33,500 gal) railroad tank car into two propane storage tanks. When the valves were opened, one of the connections was discovered to be leaking. One of the employees attempted to stop the leak. It is believed that the employee somehow generated a spark...
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The death of a worker while cleaning the inside of a tanker trailer has led to a proposed $276,176 fine against an Indiana truck stop. The business was cited by IN-OSHA for six serious violations and five willful violations (“Knowing” as they’re called in IN-OSHA’s plan). Here is the breakdown of the citations:
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At 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2019, an employee, 19, was preparing to transfer anhydrous ammonia (NH3) from a bulk storage container to a customer-owned double nurse tank. The employee, who was NOT wearing any PPE, opened a valve on the nurse tank before attaching the transfer hoses, causing pressurized NH3 to be released directly into his face and eyes. The employee suffered chemical burns to his face and...
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At 6:05 p.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee, 27, was clearing jammed mulch from a mulch coloring machine.
The employee disconnected the power from the machine, entered the hopper, and began removing mulch.
The employee exited the hopper, restored power, and restarted the machine.
The employee reentered the machine a second time WITHOUT DISCONNECTING POWER before climbing into the hopper.
Upon climbing...
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At 11:00 a.m. on June 8, 2021, Employee #1 washed the inside of a tanker to clear chemical residue from the inside of the tanker. At some point, Employee #1 lost consciousness and was found by Employee #2, who attempted to rescue Employee # 1 from the tanker.
A coworker heard Employee #2 in distress and called for emergency medical assistance.
Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized...
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At 7:15 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee was working as a maintenance technician for a firm that provided maintenance and repair services for land-based and airborne gas turbine engines for civilian and military clients. He and other workers in the maintenance department were replacing metal bars at the bottom of a pit furnace, the “H2 furnace,” located in an outdoor area of the facility....
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Anyone who works at a processing facility that has PRCSs with agitators will always fear this happening, yet this is a SIMPLE FAILURE of LOTO and should never happen. I can probably count a dozen incidents where I have seen this happen with lesser consequences.
At 11:15 a.m. on July 17, 2021, an employee was hydro blasting inside a mixing tank when the agitator was activated resulting in fatal...
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OSHA standards were usually written after a day like this!
(emphasis by me)
1910.36(h) An OUTDOOR exit route is permitted.
1910.36(h)(1) The outdoor exit route must have guardrails to protect unenclosed sides if a fall hazard exists;
1910.36(h)(2) The outdoor exit route must be covered if snow or ice is likely to accumulate along the route, unless the employer can demonstrate that any snow or ice accumulation...
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