Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304414428 - Herm Hughes & Sons Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 304414428

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/03/2002

Site Address:
Herm Hughes & Sons Inc
301 W Vine Street (Tooele High School)
Tooele, UT 84074

Mailing Address:
900 N Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84054

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362654774

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$625
Current Penalty	$625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$625
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	19260550 A06	04/04/2002	04/10/2002	$625	$625	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260550 A17	04/04/2002	04/10/2002	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171061948

Event: 01/03/2002

Railroad employee hospitalized with severe injuries

On January 3, 2002, an employee was switching out a string of ten empty gondola-type rail cars, by positioning the last rail car, Number DJLX98521, past the truck crossing on train track Number 2. This location was between the rollover area and the mixed waste treatment building, in the southeast quadrant of the railroad yard. The employee was severely injured in an unspecified accident. The employee was hospitalized with severe injuries. He suffered an amputation of his right leg above the knee, amputation of all the toes on his left foot, and an amputation of his little finger on his right hand above the first joint. The employee also sustained multiple hand and back injuries.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, RAILROAD CAR, BACK, TRUCK, RAILROAD TRACK, TOE, TRAIN, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304414428			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters

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