Florida Manufacturer Cited for Willful Violations Following Fatality
- United States Department of Labor - OSHA
- Feb 13, 2014
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 12, 2022
In August 2013, a 32-year-old machine helper entered a large wire mesh manufacturing machine to retrieve a fallen metal bar, and he was struck and killed by a part that feeds the wire into the machine's welding area. The light curtain that would have automatically turned the machine off before he entered the danger zone had been disabled. Proper operation of the machine's guards, a basic Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirement, would have saved his life.