Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105578884 - Utah State Dept Of Transportation

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

Inspection Nr: 105578884

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 09/16/1987

Site Address:
Utah State Dept Of Transportation
800 North State Street
Orem, UT 84057

Mailing Address:
4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Union Status: Union

SIC:9621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360112536

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	359000501	09/23/1987	09/30/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691998

Event: 09/15/1987

Employee's leg fractured by falling auger

Employee #1 was working on an electric system in an area where other workers were digging a hole with a metal auger. While the metal auger was being lifted to the dump truck bed, a bolt holding the auger broke. The auger fell, hitting the dump truck bed, then tipped over and struck Employee #1's right leg, breaking it in two places. Employee #1 was taken to Utah Valley Hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, AUGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105578884			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

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