Could Lockout/Tagout Prevent Accidents At Your Business?
The following workplace deaths prove the value of having a lockout/tagout program.
- The owner of a family-owned bowling center was fixing a pin-setting machine. Power to the machine was not shut off and the owner was crushed and died of asphyxiation.
- A route driver for a dairy supply company was sent to repair a bulk cooler/washer at a farm. While making the repairs, he contacted live electrical wires and was electrocuted.
- A maintenance mechanic at a commercial laundry climbed inside a tumbler to dislodge an article. While inside, the door closed and the tumbling cycle started. When the tumbler finished its cycle, it emptied its load onto a conveyor belt. The employee was found 25 minutes later, coming down the conveyor.
