Comments on: OSHA Says Safety Failures Led To Death Inside Concrete Mixer At Cantonment Company

By: Danyelle

Danyelle — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:17:33 +0000

Well good by to that company. The family will own that company! So sad

By: Shannon Campbell

Shannon Campbell — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:14:52 +0000

@JJ Yes I used strong words but what if God forbid this happens to anyone in your family he was 19 and worked there for a little over 2 weeks because he found out he was going to be a daddy and now his precious daughter only hearing about her daddy. It specifically said this was 100% preventable would negligent homicide make you feel better?? You don’t know the full extent of the investigation I do!!

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:17:13 +0000

I agree with the other Bob.

When you work at a company, it is their obligation to keep the work environment safe. If they are pressuring employees to break regulations, failing to maintain safety equipment, or cutting corners at the expense of worker safety, it is on them when an accident happens.

Unless this poor kid decided to voluntarily jump into the mixer while it was running, the company has blood on its hands.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:51:36 +0000

To the comments about not placing majority of blame on the company. Did you read where it stated that some employees were not trained or didn’t understand the procedure. Believe employee was on the job less then two weeks Why would you put someone new in such a hazardous situation it being fully trained
Sounds more like a culture issue at that plant like this is common practice while supervision turns and ignores as long as reaching daily goals I’m sure osha interviewed everyone that was there when the accident took place From the violations they were issued it sounds like this company was cutting every corner to save time or they just pencil whipped training and didn’t truly take safety seriously
Have heard about this company and not very well respected in the industry. From the top Frank Foley down to the managers he has They push power and money over employees health and quality

By: Bigblock345

Bigblock345 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:36:41 +0000

@ industrial worker. Yes, I know. Sorry I wasn’t clearer in my post. Almost 30 yrs commercial and industrial construction work. I was merely stating that the fine is a joke for an incident that caused a young man his life. I used to come over and swim in Chad’s parent’s pool when we were kids. So this is a little close to home for me. And yes, Murder would not be correct. Negligent homicide would be. Unless there’s more to it and was deliberate. Anyways, very sad and heartbreaking for all.

By: BGH II

BGH II — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:37:25 +0000

@ JJ…we are both on same page here. There should have been a confined space procedure as well. I know, as well as you know, that the employee is just as responsible as the employer. I covered this incident this morning in our morning safety meeting and the Confined Space entry was brought up. If you are retired from the industry then you, like myself, have seen the many reasons why we have the safety rules in place today that we have. Its sad that this young man passed away in all of this that happened…it didn’t have to happen. The worker is just as responsible as any other person on the job when it comes to stopping work due to a safety concern/issue. What gets me is how did this machine start and who hit the switch? I pray for this family.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:58:11 +0000

Hate to bring this up but this machine didn’t just restart itself somebody had to hit a switch. That’s who is responsible here.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:32:28 +0000

Safety rules
Safety rules
Safety rules
Just one person skipping them can cause injury or death. As a retired contractor,I have seen many rules broken on the jobsite so stop blaming the company outright. Even the person that started the machinery had rules to follow. Was there not a LOTO at the entrance of this machine and who was to activate it????

By: Industrial worker

Industrial worker — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:25:03 +0000

@Bigblock 345
That is just the fine they pay to OSHA. Once the findings are finalized by OSHA the family will hopefully sue this negligent company for a commensurate amount. (No amount of money is ever worth the loss of a loved one however)

By: BGH II

BGH II — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:43:14 +0000

Prayers for this young man’s family.
THIS DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN!!! SHOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED!!!
LOTO(lock out/tag out) …which shuts down all energy sources…is a LAW and SAFETY RULE that the company SHOULD follow as well as the worker. Yes, the individual doing the work owes it to themselves to request a LOTO and CHALLENGE(try the start button/switch) that LOTO. It’s sad this young man lost his life and it’s even sadder that this employer DIDN’T prevent this from turning into what it did…a senseless fatality. I’m my almost 40 years in the Construction Industry, I’ve seen safety rules change as well as new ones implemented…because someone got seriously injured or killed is what caused these changes. That’s sad but it’s fact! Neither of these workers should have ever entered that drum with the energy states not isolated and someone higher up shouldn’t have allowed that particular task to begin without achieving ZES(Zero Energy State). Such a sad sad outcome that didn’t have to happen. I’m not placing all the blame on one side or the other here but everyone failed that young man that day(including himself). I prayed the day this happened and will continue praying for this young man’s family as well as his coworker that witnessed this…seeing a fatality in this business is something we never forget…I have one that has stayed with me for 36 years…