Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105639090 - General Refractories Company

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

Inspection Nr: 105639090

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 11/30/1990

Site Address:
General Refractories Company
2200 North 1100 West
Lehi, UT 84043

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 127, Lehi, UT 84043

Union Status: Union

SIC:3297

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/30/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360289094

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
Current Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 M12 I	12/10/1990	12/18/1990	$540	$540	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	10200130101	12/10/1990	12/18/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 776146

Event: 10/07/1990

Employee injured when thrown from forklift

On October 7, 1990, Employee #1, a hacker/setter in a brick plant kiln, was driving a pallet of bricks down to the kiln floor when the forklift wheel hit a hole that was not properly covered with a steel plate. The forklift tilted and threw the employee about 12 feet to the kiln floor. Bricks struck the employee when they fell from the pallet. He sustained bruises and an acute fracture of the vertebra.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, COVER, BRICK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FLOOR OPENING, PALLET, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105639090			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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