Olympic Steel – Chambersburg, PA: Mike Estill and Gary Cramer

An employee operating an overhead crane got his hand stuck in a pinch point while trying to hold open the safety latch. The incident resulted in an OSHA recordable event. Mike Estill, Maintenance Lead, designed a device that will keep hands away from the latch and out of the pinch point. Gary Cramer, Production Estimator, …

An employee operating an overhead crane got his hand stuck in a pinch point while trying to hold open the safety latch. The incident resulted in an OSHA recordable event. Mike Estill, Maintenance Lead, designed a device that will keep hands away from the latch and out of the pinch point. Gary Cramer, Production Estimator, programmed the burn tables to cut the parts in-house. Their ingenuity eliminated the pinch point at no cost to Olympic Steel and is an after-market solution that can be applied to any similar crane, without affecting the warranties or service plans associated with the equipment.

Lesson Learned:

You don’t have to be directly involved in the process to help resolve an issue. It simply takes the willingness to share your great ideas and the desire to get it done.