COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – A worker performing maintenance inside a cement mixer at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing company narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a co-worker turned the machine on.
An OSHA investigation determined the company’s failure to comply with federal workplace safety standards nearly cost the worker their life.
Inspectors learned Lindsay Precast Inc. knew that federal law required the company to train workers on lockout/tagout and confined space entry procedures before maintenance on the mixer began.
Following the March 2, 2022, incident, OSHA issued one willful citation for exposing workers to potential hazards by not developing and using procedures to control hazardous energy and not training employees on the related dangers.
OSHA also issued serious citations for other failures by the company, including:
The citations and proposed penalties totaled $203,035. The company received citations for machine guarding violations following a worker’s injury in 2017, and for respiratory protection and electrical violations in 2019.
Lindsay Precast Inc. also operates in Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio. According to DOL, it is a supplier of burial vaults and other concrete products for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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