Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18084996 - Aura, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 18084996

Report ID: 0931600

Date Opened: 05/04/1987

Site Address:
Aura, Inc.
Kit Peak Observatory, 12 Mi S Of 386 & 86 On 386
Sells, AZ 85634

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 85726

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360150155

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	07/02/1987	12/02/1987	$490	$490	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	07/02/1987	07/08/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002A	Other	19040002 B02	07/02/1987	07/17/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002B	Other	19040005 A	07/02/1987	07/08/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002C	Other	19040005 C	07/02/1987	07/08/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 511139

Event: 04/30/1987

One employee killed, one injured by moving telescope dome

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 30, 1987, Employee #1, a telescope operator, was in the console (control) room of a building housing a 4-meter optical telescope. He was preparing for the evening's observation run. He had just returned to the console room from an exterior catwalk where he had seen a cloud that had been threatening bad weather appear to be dissipating. He told the two astronomers in the console room that the weather looked good enough to start the observation run. Employee #1 opened the dome shutter and began moving the telescope to the designated position. The computer automatically energized the drive motors and began to turn the 110-foot-diameter dome clockwise. Employee #1 was crushed by the dome and killed. Employee #2 sustained an injured arm.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18084996			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	18084996			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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