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Always Be On The Lookout For Unexpected Hazards

Fatalities, FY 2008 Little Rock Area Office Name: Monty Cole, AAD Event: OSHA Update Date: August 22, 2008 Special Thanks To Tom Brown- one of our new Compliance Officers, for helping compile the data. Always Be On The Lookout For Unexpected Hazards . Goals of This Presentation.

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Always Be On The Lookout For Unexpected Hazards

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  1. Fatalities, FY 2008Little Rock Area OfficeName: Monty Cole, AADEvent: OSHA Update Date: August 22, 2008Special Thanks To Tom Brown- one of our new Compliance Officers, for helping compile the data

  2. Always Be On The Lookout For Unexpected Hazards

  3. Goals of This Presentation • To highlight the types and numbers of fatal work related accidents for Fiscal Year 2008 • To raise awareness of hazards/conditions that can lead to workplace fatalities • To provide an overview of OSHA’s response to these incidents. • Discuss process improvements to tracking and identifying trends.

  4. Fatality Investigations • OSHA Investigates Workplace fatalities and catastrophes under our jurisdiction. • OSHA’s goal is to initiate all fatality investigations within one day • Since OSHA’s inception, workplace fatalities have been reduced by 60%

  5. A Few Reasons For No Inspection • No jurisdiction- employee of local or State government. • No employees- Sole owner with no employees. • Death due to strictly natural cause- (heart attack, stroke, etc.) • Criminal Act being investigated by a law enforcement agency- (homicide)

  6. Fatality Overview By Type of Incident Fatalities not directly related to job activities.21- Cardiovascular or MI events5-Homicides2- Motor Vehicle Accidents1- Natural Disaster (Tornado- Clinton, AR)

  7. Total Number of Incidents • 52 Events Reported to the LRAO • 54 Total Fatalities (3 Victims at one incident) • 21 Inspections Were Conducted • At least 30 Event Violations (others pending- including potentially Willful violation under review.)

  8. Types of Fatalities Continued Fatalities Associated With Work Activities

  9. Summary by Major SIC

  10. Struck By-Crushing 0721- Crop Planting Cultivation 0783- Ornamental Shrub/Tree Svcs 0783- Ornamental Shrub/Tree Svcs 1629- Heavy Construction Except Highway 1794- Trenching/Excavation 2411- Logging 2411- Logging 3547- Rolling Mill Machinery 3585- Commercial HVAC 4491- Marine Cargo Handling 5051- Metal Service 5171-Petroleum, Bulk Stations 7538- General Auto Repair 8713- Surveying Service Types of Fatalities By SIC

  11. Types of Fatalities By SIC Falls From 1623- Water/Sewer Construction 1742- Plastering, Drywall, Insulation 1791- Steel Erectors 2011- Meat Packing Plants 8711- Engineering Services

  12. Types of Fatalities By SIC Electrocutions 0131- Cotton Farms 1623-Water/Sewer/Power Line Const. 3089-Plastic Products, NEC

  13. A Few Trends Noted Struck-By (Logging/Tree Trimming) • Two employees killed in the Logging industry (SIC 2411). One employee struck-by Tree. One employee Struck-by log that fell out of grappler (truck driver in log yard.) • Two employees killed in tree trimming (SIC 0783- Ornamental). Both struck-by trees.

  14. Logging Fatal- Apparent Improper Felling Techniques

  15. Trends Continued Struck-by (Tires) • One employee was struck by a heavy equipment tire that exploded. Root cause- tire over heated and exploded. (No citations issued) • One employee was struck by a tire that exploded during inflation. Tire was propelled into the air struck the employee when if fell back to the ground.

  16. Tire Explosion-superheated tire

  17. Trends Continued Falls From Elevation Into Water • One employee fell off unguarded concrete apron into river. • Three employees fell in Arkansas River while working on platform performing bridge work.

  18. Demographic Considerations

  19. Months and Times

  20. Other Commonalities • 2 Incidents involving power lines • 2 Incidents involved Vehicle Roll Overs • 2 Incidents involved being struck-by Vehicles • 2 Incidents involved apparent failure to lock-out equipment • 2 Incidents (4 victims) over water

  21. General Discussion of Citations Issued Related to Primary Cause/Hazard* The LRAO Issued approximately 30 citations associated with fatality investigations. * Of those 30 citations, 28 were related to the hazardous condition associated with the fatal accident.*A number of citations are pending issuance.

  22. OSHA Website- Inspection Information • Users can Search the OSHA Database for inspection summary information at www.osha.gov. • On the right side of the home page, click the “Inspection Data” link under the STATISTICS heading.

  23. Fatality Case StudyDisclaimers: The following case is not under active investigation. No confidential or trade secret material is depicted in the following photographs. The citation information is publically available on the OSHA website.

  24. The Facts • The company was in SIC 5051- metal service centers, marketing • The victim was struck-by (caught between/crushed by a moveable roller conveyor and a stationary roller. • The employee worked unsupervised as the lead maintenance man. • The employee was not utilizing Lock Out While Working on the Machine.

  25. Case Study Facts Continued • The machine was a steel banding/packaging machine. • The victim had attempted to repair the roller conveyor lift mechanism (hydraulic piston and cylinder shaft. The treaded end of the shaft had sheared- employee attempted to weld the threaded end back onto the shaft.)

  26. Case Study Facts Continued • The victim was attempting (with the help of another employee) to make final adjustments to the “travel” of the moveable conveyor section.) • The repair weld failed, the moveable conveyor section fell, catching the employee between the moveable and stationary conveyors.

  27. Case Study ContinuedPhoto- Employee was between the Two Conveyor Sections

  28. Case Study Continued, View of Shaft and Lift Mechanism

  29. Case Study Continued- Broken end of Shaft

  30. Case Study Continued- Threaded end of broken shaft in cam or pivot mechanism

  31. Case Study, Apparent Hazards/Citations1. Employer did not have a LOTO (Energy Control) Program2. Employee was not provided with Lock Out Devices, including a means to block the moving table in the event of such a failure3. Other citations issued

  32. Future Goals • Institute enhanced tracking and trend analysis procedures. • Alert our stakeholders, staff and partners of any trends. • Use data to develop early intervention strategies as resources and staffing allow.

  33. Questions? Thanks for all that you do for Occupational Safety and Health in the great State of Arkansas. We can’t do it without you!

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