Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126750256 - Utah Transit Authority

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

Inspection Nr: 126750256

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 09/27/1995

Site Address:
Utah Transit Authority
1110 South Geneva Road
Orem, UT 84058

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 30810, Salt Lake City, UT 84130

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4111

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361534456

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170683429

Event: 09/26/1995

Employee struck by falling steel beam

Employee #1, a facility manager at the Utah Transit Authority, was working alone to construct a two-sided lean-to joined to a bus fueling barn to provide cover for a generator. The lean-to consisted of a set of steel beams supported on legs that would be used to support the roof. The employee had lifted and placed one set of steel beams at the construction site using a forklift. He had then returned the forklift to the vehicle maintenance section and went back to the work site. The steel beam set was supported by a scissor lift, and as Employee #1 attempted to steady it, the set moved and fell. It struck him on the head and knocked him to the ground. He suffered a cut on his head and cracked four thoracic vertebrae. He managed to roll away from the falling steel beam set to avoid further injury. He was not hospitalized and suffered no further consequences from the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LACERATION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126750256			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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