Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126764497 - Morton International

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

Inspection Nr: 126764497

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/31/1996

Site Address:
Morton International
250 American Way
Brigham City, UT 84302

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2899

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361535388

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171054638

Event: 10/30/1996

Employee's arm burned in explosion

Employee #1 was performing maintenance work on equipment used to make ignition caps for automotive air bags. He ran into some problems and called maintenance, but instead of waiting for them to arrive, he dismantled and attempted to reassemble the parts. In the process, he put in a part upside down. The part had four screws, and while two of them were still able to be installed, the other two no longer matched with their holes. Unaware that the part was upside down, Employee #1 tried to force one of the screws in at an angle. The friction resulting from this effort ignited the cap's residual explosive material. Flames flashed up the sleeve of Employee #1's smock and he sustained third-degree burns to his arm. Employee #1 was not authorized to perform maintenance work.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, FIRE, ARM, COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126764497			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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