Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105594444 - Fred Meyer

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

Inspection Nr: 105594444

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/02/1989

Site Address:
Fred Meyer
4091 West 3500 South
West Valley City, UT 84119

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5912

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/04/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360112288

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 970772

Event: 02/02/1989

Employee amputates fingers in snowblower

At 9:20 a.m. on February 2, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Gilson ST 422 snowblower when plastic strapping became caught in the machine. He turned the machine OFF, took it into a building, and removed all the strapping. He started the machine again, but after a few minutes it stopped. The employee then saw a piece of strapping in the blower stack. As he tried to pull it out, his right hand became caught and his little, ring, and index fingertips and his middle finger to the first joint were amputated. He was hospitalized until February 5, 1989.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105594444			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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