Inspection Detail
Inspection: 102088838 - Hydro Flame Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Hydro Flame Corporation
1874 Pioneer Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3433
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/30/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/01/1987
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360111116 |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN 80 TON SOUTH BEND JOHNSON MECHANICAL PUNCH PRESS (PART REVOLUTION CLUTCH), USING TWO HAND CONTROLS. HE CYCLED THE MACHINE, THEN REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE MATERIAL. THE MACHINE REPEATED ITS CYCLE, CATCHING FOUR OF THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS IN THE DIES. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY MANAGEMENT TO USE MAG LINE TONGS TO MOVE MATERIAL INTO AND OUT OF THE THE PRESS, BUT HE STATED THAT IT WAS EASIER AND FASTER TO DO IT BY HAND.
Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102088838 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |