Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3265741 - Salt Lake City County Landfill

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

Inspection Nr: 3265741

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 06/30/1986

Site Address:
Salt Lake City County Landfill
6000 West 1300 South
West Valley City, UT 84104

Mailing Address:
7125 South 600 West, Midvale, UT 84047

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360111017

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	GEN001301	07/11/1986	07/21/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691089

Event: 06/19/1986

Employee's leg fractured when knocked into garbage

At 7:00 a.m. on June 19, 1986, Employee #1, a 52-year-old SOS temporary, arrived at the Salt Lake City County landfill, where he had been sent to work for the day. He was taken to the north hill and instructed to direct incoming garbage trucks to several locations where they would dump their loads. At approximately 2:15 p.m., a driver for a recyclable waste paper company saw Employee #1 being pushed into a pile of garbage by the 8 ft high blade of a D & Cat. The operator of the Cat stopped and the employee was pulled free from the pile of garbage. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture of his right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LANDFILL, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3265741			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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