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Inspection: 3269982 - Chemopharm Inc

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

 

Inspection Nr: 3269982
Report ID: 0854910
Date Opened: 06/17/1985

Site Address:
Chemopharm Inc
503 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2841

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/18/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2016

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360779532
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1 2
Current Violations 1 1 2
Initial Penalty $160 $0 $0 $0 $0 $160
Current Penalty $160 $0 $0 $0 $0 $160
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. 01001A Serious GEN00150901 06/25/1985 07/22/1985 $160 $160 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious GEN03030202 06/25/1985 07/22/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02001 Other GEN001301 06/25/1985 07/09/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 686816
Event: 07/13/1985
ARM AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT BY MIXER BEATER

ON JULY 13, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 RETURNED FROM AN AFTERNOON BREAK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO PLACE HIS ARM INTO A MIXER TO REMOVE SOME RESIDUAL DETERGENT. THE SWITCH FOR THE MIXER WAS ACTIVATED WHEN THE UNSECURED SWITCH BOX FELL, KNOCKING THE SWITCH INTO THE "ON" POSITION WHILE EMPLOYEE #1'S ARM WAS INSIDE. HIS ARM WAS AMPUTATED AT THE ELBOW (RIGHT ARM). EMPLOYEE #1 NORMALLY USED A WOODEN BROOM TO CLEAN THE MIXER AND HE WAS NOT TO HAVE HIS ARM INSIDE THE MIXER UNLESS LOCKOUT PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT (SEE ATTACHED FORM 122). THE MIXER WAS MANUFACTURED BY ROBINSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK. ITS CAPACITY WAS 500 POUNDS.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, AMPUTATED, CLEANING, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 3269982 Hospitalized injury Amputation Mixing and blending machine operators
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