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[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 255 points 8 months ago

Should we lock & tag out the circuit?

Nah, this shitty sign should keep us safe.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 98 points 8 months ago

Engineering the future at Boeing!

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[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 179 points 8 months ago

Y'all got any of them lockout/tagouts?

[-] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 122 points 8 months ago

Lockouts SMH. Back in my day, we just died. And we were happy to work on energized systems for a bee (which was the style at the time).

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 8 months ago

You got paid? We used to have to pay for the privilege of being crushed to death at work.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 24 points 8 months ago

We have lockout/tagout at home

[-] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago

Lockout/tagout at home

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 82 points 8 months ago

Is there a charge for "attempted negligent homicide" or something? You did something so catastrophically stupid that was all but guaranteed to kill someone except you got lucky, but you still should end up getting censured so you don't roll the dice on someone's life again

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago

Reminds me of an story I heard once. Guy working on a job locks and tags out a circuit so he can work on it. Guy goes up on a ladder to do the work.

Coworker comes along and sees circuit left locked; he decides he needs to activate the circuit. Coworker uses bolt cutters to remove the lock and flips on the circuit.

Guy on ladder gets literally knocked off the ladder, falls 10-20 feet onto grass. Guy is rushed to the ER.

Boss investigates, gives coworker two options: either he can quit immediately, or he can keep working and personally explain himself to guy in a month when he gets out of the hospital.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago

Where I live, for that kind of incident the employer would be obligated (as in, $50k worth of fines and likely criminal charges if you don't) to report it to an independent investigator to determine who was at fault; the person cut the lock would be liable for a fine, and the employer would have to prove that they adequately trained the employee before allowing them to work in a high risk area, or the health and safety officer and company directors could be found criminally liable

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

In my area, there's a decent chance the guy with the bolt cutters could be criminally liable, if he was adequately trained. That could easily be negligent homicide.

You do not cut locks. If your boss asks you to cut a lock, report them so they get immediately fired. We don't fuck around with LOTO.

[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 11 points 8 months ago

Now I understand why you need 20+ supervision and management staff for 2 ppl doing actual work.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 26 points 8 months ago

I worked briefly at a store where the Store Director was clearly still traumatized about an employee death years prior. Didn't press for details, but it was preventable and they were hyper-vigilant about safety precautions.

The world would be better without Captain Bolt Cutter and their kind spreading misery with their weaponized stupidity.

[-] uranibaba@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

I remember reading something similar, with someone responding that they were always two people for these tasks. One doing the job and one guarding the circuit, making sure this does not happen.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

This is why you need 2 people to reactivate the circuit, one with the boltcutters, the other to fight the guard.

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Option three - lock tag and then send coworker up, leaving original guy behind at the circuit with the bolt cutters to do as he sees fit.

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[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 8 months ago

this is NOT tag out lock out approved holy fuck

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah I came here to say that this is a fucking terrifying "LOTO" (and I'm using the term very loosely here) procedure that most likely will eventually kill someone

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[-] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 58 points 8 months ago

When preparing/working on a machine, TURN IT OFF. IT IS LITERALLY THE FIRST STEP WHEN REPAIR ANY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT.

[-] Z4XC@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago
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[-] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Sometimes this isn't possible if the machine needs to stay up to temp, like with plastic injection molders. In those cases, the operation can usually be stopped by a padlock placed somewhere on the controls. There's usually training about it for everyone involved to make sure they know what's up.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago

And if there're multiple people involved each one should have their own pad lock placed on the controls.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 49 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This isn't proper lock out, tag out procedure. They forgot the lock part and only have a tag.

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago

Lockout? Never heard of him

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago

why aren't they doing lockout tagout?

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 40 points 8 months ago

Because they're doing note out hope out. Obviously.

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[-] yemmly@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago

They’re putting a lot of faith in that tape.

[-] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 29 points 8 months ago

Y’all need tag out clasps

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[-] brazos01@lemmynsfw.com 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I actually knew a guy who died this way at a Caterpillar factory near Peoria, IL. Machine wasn't properly tagged out/locked out.

RIP Troy Bryner

Update:

Per OSHA Report:

Investigation Nr: 200272276 Event: 04/17/2011 Employee Is Killed When Struck By Closing Lid At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 17, 2011, Employee #1 performing maintenance on a Dunker quench hardening machine that included the repair of a hydraulic leak. He was working in an area that measured approximately 2 feet wide by 3 foot long by 4 feet deep. Employee #1 locked out the machine's control panel and made the necessary repairs. After completing the repair work, Employee #1 instructed a coworker to remove the locks in order to verify that there were no leaks. While in the machine, Employee #1 attempted to lower the machines hydraulic cylinder by depressing the "lower press elevator" button. Instead, he depressed the "lower press lid" button. This caused the machines lid to close on Employee #1's head, killing him. The accident investigation reported that the coworker was working to secure the "lower press lid" cover by chaining it open; however, was not able to secure it in time due to the untimely depression of its activation button.

So, not exactly a failure to lock/out, but certainly an example of how important it is to take those types of procedures seriously. Always, good to know what actually happened.

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[-] MuAraeOracle@real.lemmy.fan 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

4th February that's an old note, better remove it and press.

[-] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago

Had the same thought. The American date format must be the least intuitive, but as a nerd that likes to order files and folders YYYY/MM/DD is just a win.

[-] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago
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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 24 points 8 months ago

When your life is protected by, and depends on a little scribbled piece of paper...

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 months ago

Today on hoodroolic press channel, ve haff an intern, a new intern who's cleaning the press, and he looks prooty dangerous, so ve must deel vif it.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 20 points 8 months ago

I see they’re following their note-out, scribble-out procedures

[-] hydration9806@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago

The real question is whether this was put up on April 2 or is a really old sign from Feb 4. ISO 8601 saves lives people, but probably not as many as proper lock out/tag out procedures.

[-] Liz@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

As long as that sign is there, don't fucking touch it. Go figure out who put it there and ream there ass for writing it instead of locking out the machine.

[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Greetings fellow ISO-8601 fan club member.

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[-] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago

Well, the button says “pull to start” and the sign says “do not push” so we’re good to start it, right?

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[-] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

LOTO? Never heard of her.

[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Lock Out/ Tag Out what? Just post a handmade sign, dude

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 11 points 8 months ago

Maybe just a little push

[-] froh42@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Was hat die Reinigungskraft im Kraftwerk gesagt?

"Schalt jetzt bloß nicht die Turbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..."

[-] workerONE@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

You could press it but don't

[-] Karaatti@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Also the machine seems to be pull to start and push to stop...

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