Inspection Detail
Inspection: 102104163 - Uss Geneva Works
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Uss Geneva Works
Geneva Road
Orem, UT 84057
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 510, Provo, UT 84601
Union Status: Union
SIC:3312
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/26/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/15/1989
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360111165 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker were at the third floor screening station of a coke plant, changing the wear plates near the screens. The only way to reach the plates is to stand on a conveyor belt that moves the coke after it has been screened, taking it either to the blast furnaces or to a hopper for truck loading. Employee #1 and the coworker went to the control room, which is on the second floor, to turn off and lock out the belt on which they would be standing. They locked out what they thought was the right belt, went back upstairs, stepped onto the belt, and proceeded to work on the wear plates. However, they had locked out the wrong belt and when a driver came to load his truck with coke, he went to the control room and turned on the belt that the employees were standing on. The belt, which moves fast, pulled the employees under a crossover walkway that caught Employee #1 and fractured his leg.
Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR BELT, INATTENTION, LEG
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102104163 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, production occupations |