Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105629018 - Bureau Of Reclamation

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

Inspection Nr: 105629018

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 09/22/1989

Site Address:
Bureau Of Reclamation
Jordanell Dam
Heber City, UT 84032

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 520, Heber City, UT 84032

Union Status: Union

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360293013

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 970483

Event: 09/21/1989

Employee injured after tying off to rope with excess slack

Employee #1 was checking rock bolts on the keyway of a dam under construction. While descending the bank on a safety rope, the employee went to change from one rope to another rope. There was 50 feet of slack in the second rope. Employee #1 tied to the second rope and backed off the hillside. He slid 50 feet downhill to a landing. He was taken to Wasatch County Hospital and admitted.

Keywords: DAM, ROPE, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, STEEP GRADE, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105629018			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mechanical engineering technicians

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