Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105589626 - Utah Tool & Die Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 105589626

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 06/03/1988

Site Address:
Utah Tool & Die Inc.
7990 South 1530 West
West Jordan, UT 84084

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/03/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/03/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360112189

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 970343

Event: 06/03/1988

Employee injured when struck by flying chuck

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 3, 1988, Employee #1 was preparing his automatic lathe machine to bore soft jaws in preparation for a government project making 8 in. in diameter aluminum nuts. The chuck was bolted in place using six bolts measuring 1 1/2 in. The chuck, when fully assembled, measured 10 in. and weighed 21 lb. The chuck is expandable, as the jaws are bored to specific tolerances depending upon the job being machined. When the lathe reached maximum rpm, a bolt failed, causing the three sections of the chuck to be ejected. One section struck Employee #1 underneath the chin, causing a deep laceration and a fractured lower jaw on both sides, damaged teeth, and a contusion to the upper left torso.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LATHE, TORSO, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105589626			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machinists

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