Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105609168 - Titan Steel Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 105609168

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 11/27/1989

Site Address:
Titan Steel Corporation
4315 South 300 West
Murray, UT 84107

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 15425, Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/27/1989

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/02/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360288468

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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.	01001A	Serious	GEN0212010300002	12/12/1989	12/20/1989	$400	$400	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	GEN0217030200002	12/12/1989	12/20/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 971416

Event: 11/21/1989

Employee's fingers smashed when power press activates

Employee #1 was feeding pieces of 20 ft long angle iron into a mechanical power press to be sheared into 48 inch lengths. The stock piece hung up on the feed rollers. When the employee pulled on the angle, it released, causing the employee to lose his balance. His hand went into the punch press, landing under the die stripper at the same time that the employee stepped on the actuation pedal, actuating the machine. The die stripper came down on the employee's right thumb and index finger. The index finger was smashed and broken. The end of the thumb was amputated at the base of the nail.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, THUMB, JAMMED, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, LOST BALANCE, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105609168			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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