Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102084217 - United States Steel Corp.

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

Inspection Nr: 102084217

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/25/1986

Site Address:
United States Steel Corp.
Geneva Road
Orem, UT 84405

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 510, Provo, UT 84601

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360780944

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 708982

Event: 02/24/1986

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN BELT-PULLEY NIP POINT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING NEAR THE SHEAR DRIVE OIL SYSTEM IN THE ROLLING MILL WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE BELTS ON THE MOTOR FOR THE OIL SYSTEM WERE SLIPPING. HE SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTOR AND APPLIED PERMATEX TO THE BELTS. HE THEN WALKED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BACK TO THE MAIN POWER SWITCH, REMOVED HIS LOCK AND TURNED THE POWER BACK ON. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE MOTOR HE STATED THAT THE BELTS WERE STILL SLIPPING. THE BELT GUARDS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, SO HE DECIDED TO APPLY MORE PERMATEX WHILE THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. WITHIN A MINUTE'S TIME, ONE OF THE BELTS CAUGHT THE RUBBER GLOVE HE WAS WEARING AND PULLED HIS FINGERS INTO THE PULLEY. TWO OF HIS FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, LOCKOUT, NIP POINT, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102084217			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Rolling machine operators

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