One Dead and Two Critically Injured In Electrical Accident
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 Published By KSL
August 28, 2015
One person is dead and two others are critically injured after the three were shocked at work, officials said. Unified Fire spokesman Dave Ulibarri said the roofers were working on the air conditioning at Bailie's Gym & Power Tumbling when the aluminum ladder they were touching fell into some power lines.
Aaron Garn, of Eagle Mountain, was killed in the incident, and another worker went into cardiac arrest, but was revived through first CPR efforts and transported to the hospital, Ulibarri said.
The third roofer was also transported to the hospital. Both are in critical condition.
Officials do not yet know exactly what happened, but Ulibarri said one co-worker who witnessed the scene was on the roof, so they anticipate the roofers were moving equipment up the latter as it lost balance.
Unified fire and Rocky Mountain Power responded to the scene and the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division responded to do an inspection.
Rocky Mountain Power spokesman David Eskelsen said the voltage of the power line the ladder struck was 7,200 volts.
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September 10, 2015 - OSHA Fines Wegmans Food Over $188,200
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Buffalo, NY
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bills itself as an industry leader and innovator. However, recurring hazards and injuries to workers suggest a need for the supermarket chain to address workplace safety for its employees.
In March 2015, a sanitation crew member lost his fingertip when it caught in the pinch point of an operating conveyor that he was cleaning. A month later, a mechanic sustained a first degree burn on his wrist when steam released while he attempted to repair a valve.
A recent inspection by the Buffalo Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified hazardous conditions similar to those cited by the agency during a 2011 inspection. OSHA cited Wegmans on Sept. 1 for three repeated and two serious violations. Proposed fines total $188,200.
"If Wegmans had used proper safeguards, these preventable injuries would not have happened," said Michael Scime, OSHA's area director in Buffalo. "The company must take corrective action at all locations to ensure that hazards, such as these - and the injuries that result - are eliminated."
In the case of the amputation, OSHA found that Wegmans failed:
- To turn off and lock out the conveyor's power source
- To train employees
- To ensure the conveyor's moving parts were protected against contact
In the steam burn incident, the company failed to develop a procedure to lockout the valve supplying steam to the pipe. The recurring hazards led the agency to cite Wegmans for three repeated violations with $175,000 in proposed fines.
OSHA cited the company for inadequate hand and face protection for the employees who worked on the steam valve, with fines amounting to $13,200 for the two serious violations.
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