Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102084167 - U. S. Steel Corp. - Geneva Works

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

Inspection Nr: 102084167

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/17/1986

Site Address:
U. S. Steel Corp. - Geneva Works
P.O. Box 510
Provo, UT 84601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360780936

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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	Serious	359000501	03/19/1986	03/19/1986	$420	$420	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 708974

Event: 01/16/1986

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY TRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A TRAIN

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN AN OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA, LOCATED BETWEEN A BUILDING AND A RAILROAD TRACK. THE FORKLIFT THEY WERE USING BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW. EMPLOYEE #1 BROUGHT A 10 WHEELED TRUCK INTO THE AREA TO PULL THE FORKLIFT FREE. HE BACKED THE TRUCK UP TO THE FORKLIFT, ATTACHED A WIRE ROPE CHOKER TO BOTH VEHICLES, THEN PULLED THE FORKLIFT OUT OF THE SNOW. HE LEFT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE TRUCK PROTRUDING OUT OVER THE TRACK. HE THEN APPARENTLY GOT OUT OF THE CAB, WENT TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND REMOVED THE CHOKER. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A STRING OF 12 RAIL CARS BEING PUSHED INTO THE TRACK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY KNOCKED DOWN AND RUN OVER BY THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS PUSHED BACKWARDS. THE TRUCK WAS THEN PUSHED SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET BY THE TRAIN, DRAGGING THE EMPLOYEE ALONG UNDERNEATH. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, TRUCK, MIRED, RAILROAD TRACK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102084167			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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