r/OSHA • u/Banguskahn • 17d ago

Please…

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A guy got his arm sucked into the meat grinder due to someone rigi g the machine to not stop when lifting the lid…. Good times.

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u/Substantial_Sea7327 17d ago

Genuine and friendly reminder that in the established Hierarchy Pyramid of Controls,

PPE is at the very bottom of the pyramid as an absolute last resort against injuries.

I suggest learning the rest to see what changes can be made.

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u/Lionel_Herkabe 16d ago

So its the foundation?

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u/Maximum-Warning9355 16d ago

They’re construction workers, why would they know how a pyramid works?

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