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Yakima Company Fined $10,800 For Safety Violation In Worker Death
February 1, 2006
A fruit company has been fined $10,800 for safety violations in the death of a mechanic who was trying to repair some machinery.
The Department of Labor and Industries said in documents released Monday that the company lacked adequate lock out tag out procedures on July 20, when Bradley Allen Mayer, 36, was electrocuted while trying to fix the brake on a bin stacking machine.
'Lock out tag out' refers to procedures to assure that machinery is turned off and safe for maintenance or repair work.
Mayer began working on the destacker while others on the line were on a break and got a fatal dose of electricity when a co-worker returned from the break and unwittingly started the machine up, thinking Mr. Mayer was clear.