Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15198633 - Amax Specialty Metals Corp

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

Inspection Nr: 15198633

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/17/1984

Site Address:
Amax Specialty Metals Corp
Rowley Utah 31 Miles Nw Of
Grantsville, UT 84029

Mailing Address:
238 N 2200 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Union Status: Union

SIC:3339

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779623

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1		1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$8,100	$0	$450	$0	$8,550
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$100	$0	$1,000
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	359000501	11/02/1984	11/16/1984	$900	$8,100	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	GEN00130101	11/02/1984	11/16/1984	$100	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14457113

Event: 10/17/1984

EMPLOYEE BURNED DURING MOLTEN METAL EXPLOSION

ON OCTOBER 17, 1984, AT 1:15 AM, A TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD EMPLOYEE OF AMAX SPECIALTY METALS, INC., WAS TRYING TO GET A 4800 POUND PIECE OF INGOT TO LAY EVEN IN THE FURNACE. THE EMPLOYEE (EMPLOYEE #1) HIT THE HIGH EDGE OF THE INGOT WITH A FORKLIFT AND THE INGOT FELL INTO THE KETTLE, WHICH ALREADY CONTAINED A MOLTEN MANGANESE METAL. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED OVER 91 PERCENT OF HIS BODY.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, METAL INGOT, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15198633			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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