The OSHA Cost of Not Following Good Lockout!
Just was reading this in the Region 5 Press Releases on OSHA.gov (Yeah I know I got to get out more!):
https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/04062023
I do not know all the facts in this case, but with a little research I found that the company was cited on September 30, 2022 for 5 Serious, 1 Repeat, and 1 Willful all for Lockout. Looks like this visit was due to an amputation.
https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1587440.015
This food company had a another employee lose a leg and get another inspection (They are in the NEP for Amputations) a month ago. This time they get 12 Willful, 1 Repeat, 4 Serious, and 1 Other (that they are still fined $1348). All but the "Other" concern Lockout.
https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1627537.015
Looks like they have total fines of $2,174,673. They are contesting for sure the first fines of $245, 513.
Worse OSHA has put them in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) back in 2017. That sounds like NO FUN!
Comments?
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Looks like they had LOTO procedures but were generic, no employee initial or retraining for authorized employees, non-authorized employees performing LOTO, people removing other people's locks, and a handful of other items.
Sounds like the willful violations are deserving, and they need a serious management shakeup.