Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304414162 - Powder River

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

Inspection Nr: 304414162

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 12/19/2001

Site Address:
Powder River
388 E 900 S
Provo, UT 84603

Mailing Address:
388 E 900 S, Provo, UT 84603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/17/2002

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Amputations, S:Manufacturing

Case Closed: 05/02/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362654725

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
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	Serious	10005 D04	04/04/2002	04/11/2002	$1,400	$1,400	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	04/04/2002	04/11/2002	$1,400	$1,400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171061898

Event: 12/18/2001

Employee Suffers Amputation Using Unguarded Press

Employee #1 was operating a press and placed his hand in the point of operation to align the pieces to be pressed. The press was unguarded. The company training program includes a Press and Bender Machines Safety Checklist that, among other items, states, "Be careful not to place your fingers under the dies. However, Employee #1 had never been trained. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of fingers of his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION, UNTRAINED, PRESS, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304414162			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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