Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Caught-In-Between Hazards
1926.651
Excavations Protective Systems
1794
1926.652
Wood Working Equipment
1264
1926.304
182
Hand and Power Tools
1926.300 0
Citation statistics from Federal OSHA data for OSHA fiscal year 2005
Subpart P -
Objectives
Identify OSHA standards List duties of competent person Document inspections Explain how environmental factors affect soil analysis Identify excavation hazards Determine sloping requirements Describe sloping, shoring and shielding
Following are several reports from real fatal accidents as reported by ADOSH.
The reports are on file at the ADOSH office and are available on the www.osha.gov website.
Example of Caught-in
The employee was attempting to move a scissor lift. Employee was not trained on how to operate the equipment. Plus, the equipment controls were not working as designed, the forward/back joystick being replaced by a toggle switch, the "dead man" foot pedal was not working, emergency stop button had been removed, the platform control panel engine start button was not working, plus a hydraulic problem which would allow the platform to come back down once it was elevated, and possible other problems.
Another
This accident occurred at approximately 19:45hrs when a 48-year old victim, a mechanic, was attempting to disconnect a wind row elevator from an asphalt lay down machine. The mechanic accessed the hitch pins from inside the hopper of the lay down machine, upon removal of the second of two pins, the front of the wind row elevator collapsed, pinning the victim between the hopper bed and the wind row elevator. Victim was not found until approximately 45 minutes later. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
(Another)
Case Study
Employee was assigned by his employer to dismantle a 10' by 20' wooden building. The employee initially removed most all of the siding from the outside of the building and then went inside of the building to remove the wall paneling. During the removal of the wall paneling the building collapsed onto the employee causing fatal injuries.
REMINDERS Construction work requires that you to be aware of your surroundings at all times. Equipment should be checked before you try to use it. If the equipment or tools are defective, report it to your supervisor and remove it from service
Most of the people in these case studies thought that it couldn't happen to them!
Think Safety all the time