Got this in an email this morning from a shoe company touting their work to stop the spread of Covid-194yr ⋅ Navarp1 ⋅ r/OSHA
This a a sealcoating machine, roughly 4ft tall and 6ft long. There is no lock out/tag out. I was in there cleaning it when a coworker turned it on, luckily the motor that turns the agitator is old and takes a few seconds to start and I was able to get out before I got hurt.2yr ⋅ Golddot4life ⋅ r/OSHA
Staying in a motel for a few days... most people take the free soap and tea bags... some crackhead took the smoke alarm 😡3yr ⋅ Miss-Omnibus ⋅ r/OSHA
our family hired a carpenter to replace the top deck. came outside to find him balanced over a bed of rusty nails.4yr ⋅ exx47 ⋅ r/OSHA
120psi air pressure on PVC pipes. all aboveground alongside walls and roof within feet of people.1yr ⋅ eatmoe ⋅ r/OSHA
Found of an old photo of us in Iraq. Needless to say there are no OSHA regulations there.5yr ⋅ RedCloud11 ⋅ r/OSHA
It's been like this for two weeks, place keeps running as if nothing is wrong.4yr ⋅ Lachessys ⋅ r/OSHA
Went to a home showing that was still under construction, this was the railing...3yr ⋅ Bobone2121 ⋅ r/OSHA
Saw this monstrosity today on site, holding up a 40 foot container full of equipment....4yr ⋅ gundam-man ⋅ r/OSHA
Didn't see this until after the door closed. Note to self - finish text messages before entering the elevator.4yr ⋅ MrMonkeyKing ⋅ r/OSHA
Contracting in a building in Melbourne, we had a fire alarm test this morning and these bins appeared around an hour later2yr ⋅ Xaerxohn ⋅ r/OSHA
TIL electrical tape is for making sure no one flips on the light switch when you can’t find the 277v breaker to work on light ballasts3yr ⋅ FapForYourLife ⋅ r/OSHA
Working on a truck and this happened while underneath. I could’ve died today.2yr ⋅ TheGingaBread ⋅ r/OSHA
When u reach the tipping point of your crane u can move the crane.. or call a friend to help hold u down.1yr ⋅ SirChesterfield ⋅ r/OSHA
Driving behind a commercial pickup truck with no bed door carrying unsecured loose debris2yr ⋅ RecoveringFuckup ⋅ r/OSHA
Someone broke the key for our compactor and this is how the manager fixed it. Just touch the purple wire to the blue to turn it on.3yr ⋅ Pan_face ⋅ r/OSHA
If only there was some sort of moveable elevating basket he could use, instead of balancing on this thing...6yr ⋅ Echo63_ ⋅ r/OSHA
1st time in my 15 year career as a butcher I forgot to disconnect the bandsaw. plate fell, sliced cord and made contact with cooler wall. almost turned into a lightning bolt1yr ⋅ Leading-Advisor9107 ⋅ r/OSHA
Finally found one. Leaf blower to clean the gutters on my 3 story apt building.1yr ⋅ Dakotareads ⋅ r/OSHA
I've been in construction 13 years and I've never seen this. Anybody have an explanation...?1mo ⋅ mrparoxysms ⋅ r/OSHA
Uh hey boss, this powerblock is melted! Oh yeah it overheated once so now we keep it on that fan so it doesn't overheat again6yr ⋅ CapnRedbeard647 ⋅ r/OSHA
I see all these terrifying things on here all the time, I finally want to share something that is positive4yr ⋅ TinyArmT-Rex ⋅ r/OSHA
“Customer doesn’t want us to go through the house, just use the ladder to get to the second floor.”1yr ⋅ TealBlueLava ⋅ r/OSHA
Keep clear 30 inches! Or, you know, just put stuff directly in front of them. Whatever, man. I’m a sign, not a cop.4yr ⋅ Ep1cFac3pa1m ⋅ r/OSHA
Was checking the bolting under a house when they came right off with a little nudge. Somebody actually glued these to the mudsil and it passed inspection.6yr ⋅ DMAS1638 ⋅ r/OSHA
Posted on the walk-in freezer door at work. All you can eat icecream at the small cost of your life.3yr ⋅ InquisitiveCorvus ⋅ r/OSHA
Told the apprentice to earth the pipes under the sink. While not dangerous, what he did shows a slightly worrying lack of understanding of how electricity works. The outflow pipe is plastic.3yr ⋅ Beardy-Viking ⋅ r/OSHA
Who has two thumbs and a 200 psi homemade potato cannon to blow out a dust silo that is clogged??? This guy.4yr ⋅ Wattsahh ⋅ r/OSHA
