Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15187032 - Industrial Salvage/Metal

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

Inspection Nr: 15187032

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/25/1984

Site Address:
Industrial Salvage/Metal
1532 Industrial Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5932

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/25/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779557

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14457022

Event: 10/24/1984

EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND IDLER

ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT APPROXIMATLEY 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DESCENDING FROM HIS WORK AREA TO THE GROUND. LOOKING UP, HE NOTICED SOME DIRT ON AN IDLER FOR THE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND TRIED TO KNOCK THE DIRT OFF. THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND IDLER. THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS 36 INCHES WIDE AND THE IDLER WAS 4 INCHES BY 36 INCHES. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ON HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: GLOVE, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, IDLER, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15187032			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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