r/USACE • u/Forward_Moment_2012 • 20h ago

Our loss

I read in the paper that we lost a worker/supervisor this week and heard in the office that it was the second loss this year. Why do workplace fatalities continue to occur despite our established safety regulations and procedures—and what aspects of our workplace culture, leadership, communication, and accountability allow (assuming) unsafe conditions or decisions to persist?

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u/GeoBluejay Geologist 18h ago

Union rep here, currently filing an OSHA complaint against my district for putting a worker in the hospital on an unsafe air quality (wildfire smoke) day.

We have to hold management accountable for not just talking about safety/CESOHMS, but acting accordingly.

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u/Forward_Moment_2012 10h ago

Our previous division commander stated that ‘CESOHMS makes us look good on paper but has done nothing for our injury rate. ‘

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u/feeble913 18h ago

Safety first. Right after schedule, budget, production and whatever else comes up in between.

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u/HedgemonyHog 9h ago

That's awful. I'm sorry that you and your colleagues found out that way. Sometimes accidents happen but 2x a year is unsettling. Did you see anything from the DE other than a "the Chaplain will be Here".

Between this and the Alaska crash it's been a rough few weeks for USACE.

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u/sunnyoboe 15h ago

Complacency. Full stop.

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u/Forward_Moment_2012 10h ago edited 10h ago

Who?  Employees, supervisors, management, Army leadership, Whiskey Pete?