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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126761394 - Metro West Ready Mix
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Metro West Ready Mix
151 West Vine St.
Murray, UT 84107
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3273
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 07/09/1996
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/12/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361535057 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19100147 C01 | 08/02/1996 | 08/02/1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100219 C04 I1 | 08/02/1996 | 08/27/1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19100305 G01 III | 08/02/1996 | 08/27/1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was repositioning a drive belt on its pulleys. The motor and pulley were on a 30 ft high walkway on the outside of a fly ash silo at the mixing plant, where trucks were loaded with the components of cement. The motor was controlled from elsewhere in the plant in response to the amounts of the various constituents being loaded into each truck. As Employee #1 moved the drive belt, the motor started in response to the activation of a distant sensor. His thumb became caught between the belt and the pulley, amputating the tip from the distal interphalangeal joint. Employee #1 had not followed the company's lockout/tagout program, which was to interrupt power at the breaker and tag the switch, or to shut the plant down entirely.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, BELT, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PULLEY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126761394 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |