Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105584577 - Kennecott Refinery

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 105584577

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/21/1988

Site Address:
Kennecott Refinery
11500 West 2100 South
Magna, UT 84044

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 280, Magna, UT 84044

Union Status: Union

SIC:3331

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360292197

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	359000501	01/29/1988	02/05/1988	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	GEN00150901	01/29/1988	02/05/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691378

Event: 01/21/1988

EMPLOYEE'S ARM CRUSHED IN AUTOMATIC LOOPER MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A LOOPER MACHINE, WHICH ATTACHES BARS AND LOOPS ONTO COPPER STARTER SHEETS FOR ELECTROLYTIC CELLS. FOR SOME REASON HE LEFT THE CONTROL STATION AND WENT TO THE RIVETING SECTION OF THE MACHINE. HE REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AREA AND THE MACHINE CYCLED. THE THE RAMS CLOSED ONTO EMPLOYEE #1'S ARM, CRUSHING IT. OTHER OPERATORS OF THE LOOPER MACHINE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE MACHINE BECAUSE A LOOP WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION, OR TO CLEAN A PHOTO CELL. IN EITHER CASE A PHOTO CELL WOULD BE COVERED AND THE MACHINE WOULD CYCLE. THE MACHINE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE LEFT IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE FOR IT TO CYCLE.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, MACHINE--MISC, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105584577			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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