Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126777325 - Geneva Steel
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Geneva Steel
Geneva Road
Orem, UT 84503
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2500, Provo, UT 84603
Union Status: Union
SIC:3312
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/07/1997
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362648321 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,800 |
| 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 | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 10/20/1997 | 10/24/1997 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 7:22 p.m. on September 17, 1997, Employee #1 was cleaning metal banding around a coil feed machine in the pipe mill shop of Geneva Steel, Vineyard, UT. The metal banding is used to maintain the steel in a tightly wound coil before it is loaded onto the cones of the coil feeder and fed into the looper. When it was cut from the coiled steel, the metal band fell between the ramp and the elevator of the coil feed machine. Employee #1 apparently stumbled and struck the rotating coiled steel. He was drawn upward into a challenger and his left arm became pinned up to his shoulder between the challenger and rotating steel. Employee #1 violated the company's safe job procedure (SJP), which required the coil feeder to be locked out prior to entering the ramp area.
Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, PINNED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126777325 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Lathe and turning machine set-up operators |
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