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Appeals Board Decisions: Worker Suffers Partial Amputation; Employer Escapes Liability but Still Must Address Hazard
February 2012
On Aug. 30, 2010, the operator of a textile machine at Hollander Home Fashions in Vernon, outside of Los Angeles, told the production supervisor that the machine was not feeding properly. The supervisor, Rigoberto Rendon, turned off the machine and waited, knowing that the machine's spindle took about four minutes to come to a complete stop. . . . more »

NIOSH highlights best practices for lockout/tagout during machine maintenance
June 2011
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued a tip sheet, Using Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Injury and D . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Worker Suffers Injury While Working Off-Hours; Was the Employer's Lack of Supervision to Blame?
March 2011
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2002, a maintenance worker went in to work at the Glass-Pak facility in Suisun City. The facility was closed for the holiday weekend, but the worker chose to put in some hours. While working, he reached in to adjust a sprocket and chain assembly that had not been de-energized. . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Furniture Factory 'Helper' Loses Finger; Employer Should Have Provided Lockout/Tagout Training
October 2010
San Quentin Prison inmate Michael Jackson worked in the prison's furniture factory as a "helper." His job duties involved loading wood pieces into an edgebander, a machine with rotating blades, and removing the altered pieces at the other end of the machine. His assigned tasks in no way involved cleaning, maintaining, or operating the machine. . . . more »

Hazard Identification: Food for Thought; Food Production Facilities Find Themselves on High Hazard Industries List
August 2010
Although both working conditions and sanitation have improved since the days when Upton Sinclair detailed the horrors of Chicago's meatpacking industry in his 1906 novel The Jungle, food processing and manufacturing facilities still pose serious hazards to workers . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Verifying Electrical Lockout/Tagout; Essential Tools And Procedures for Non-Electricians
July 2010
Here's a pop quiz: Who is in greater danger from electricity in the workplace, electricians or non-electricians? An analysis of electrocution deaths over a 10-year period by the Maryland-based Center for Construction Research and Training found that non-electricians were electrocuted at more than double the rate of electricians. . . . more »

Lockout/Tagout: Keep Workers Safe Even During 'Minor' Maintenance Activities; Understanding the Exception That Isn't
December 2008
Ordinarily, when a piece of equipment is working, all of its potentially hazardous contact points should be fully guarded. Conversely, whenever its potentially hazardous points of contact are not guarded, the machine should be shut down, locked out, and neutralized so that workers are not imperiled while they work in areas that would be dangerous. . . . more »

Compliance Checklist: Lockout/Tagout
COCA Online Exclusive November 2008
Employers whose lockout/tagout programs are incomplete risk serious injuries to workers, and steep fines from DOSH. Use this checklist to make sure that the basic elements of your lockout/tagout program are in place. . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Substantial Fines Upheld for Lockout/Tagout Violations That Resulted in Serious Injuries
November 2008
Bertha Garcia, a packaging scheduler for Gold River Mills in Woodland, was told to assist on its rice packaging line on Jan. 6, 2006. This was not unusual for her—she filled in on the packag . . . more »

Best Practices: 6 Tips to Keep Workers Safe During Shutdowns and Startups
November 2008
The end of the year is approaching, a time when many manufacturers take their production facilities out of service for a period to perform annual maintenance. These shutdown, maintenance, and startup operations present unusual safety issues. Shutting down large chunks of a manufacturing operation safely can be a logistical challenge; starting it back up, more so. Additionally, because maintenance workers may perform tasks they don't do very often, the safety precautions they need to take may not be second nature to them . . . more »

Enforcement: Five Citations You Should Never Get
COCA Online Exclusive
There are some citations that state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) inspectors write over and over again; they're in the top 10 every year. And yet, they're some of the easiest citations to avoid . . . more »

Bulletin: COCA Online Exclusive: Avoiding DOSH citations
March 2008
In this month's Online Exclusive, we cover five of the most common, yet easily avoidable, citations that state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Commercial Wood Products Co. Dockets 05-R6D2-1643 through 1645
4/30/2008
Commercial Wood Products Co. (Employer) is a wood cabinet manufacturer. On November 3, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Leticia Reyes conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 10019 Yucca Road, Adelanto, California (the site). On April 6, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Gamboa & Company Inc. DBA LA Components Inc. 06-R6D2-2529 through 2541
3/28/2008
On February 6, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), conducted a program inspection at a work site operated by Gamboa & Company Inc. DBA LA Components (Employer) at 5304 Alcoca Avenue, Vernon California. The inspection was conducted by Zohra Ali, Associate Safety Engineer with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. On June 9, 2006, the Division, cited employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Command Access Technologies Dockets 07-R3D1-0567 through 0569
3/11/2008
Employer manufactures security locks and systems for business facilities. Beginning November 16, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA engineer Jagdev Dhillon conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 2386 East Walnut, Fullerton, California (the site). On January 5, 2007, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code or Regulations.¹ . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Weatherford 05-R3D3-3150 and 3151
10/18/2007
The attached Order was issued on the date indicated therein. If you are dissatisfied with the Order, you have thirty (30) days from the date of service of the Order in which to petition for reconsideration. The petition for reconsideration must be sent to: . . . more »

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