davidg68124
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Well, before I get dumped upon for saying this, I am not making any personal attacks here, but you are as cupable as the employer in this. You chose to do the things you did. Working under the radar, against your doctors orders. And then you chose to do the programming as well. AND then you chose to allow your name to be attached to this safety hazard. IT is an absolute illegal use of the E-stop. You should have refused to do any more work, because you are now as liable for any accident as they are.
I have been in similar situations where I was called in and found such things. I refused to touch the machine until that was changed. Only one time did it make anyone angry. I explained to them my experience in a plant that dumped 15000 lbs. of Anhydrous Ammonia due to neglect of the lockout/tagout procedure. ANd I described the end result(I was the rescuer). And then I described how much it cost that company. ANd then I asked the question, " Do you really want to risk that?" I will not.
So, while I feel for you and hope that everything gets better for you, you really need to step back and take a look of how you contributed to all of this. I hope the lawyer can help you resolve at least part of this. IT will probably never be resolved to your satisfaction. You will need to contact the labor department in your area as well as your lawyer, insurance, and OSHA. This is really going to be messy.
David
I have been in similar situations where I was called in and found such things. I refused to touch the machine until that was changed. Only one time did it make anyone angry. I explained to them my experience in a plant that dumped 15000 lbs. of Anhydrous Ammonia due to neglect of the lockout/tagout procedure. ANd I described the end result(I was the rescuer). And then I described how much it cost that company. ANd then I asked the question, " Do you really want to risk that?" I will not.
So, while I feel for you and hope that everything gets better for you, you really need to step back and take a look of how you contributed to all of this. I hope the lawyer can help you resolve at least part of this. IT will probably never be resolved to your satisfaction. You will need to contact the labor department in your area as well as your lawyer, insurance, and OSHA. This is really going to be messy.
David