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Inspection: 3280591 - Hercules Inc Aerospace Division
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Inspection Information - Office: Utah | ||||
| Nr: 3280591 | Report ID: 0854910 | Open Date: 12/10/1984 | ||
| Hercules Inc Aerospace Division | ||||
| 27 Mi S I80 W & Skull Valley Rd Jnct Tekoi Test Range, UT 84022 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3724/Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 98, Magna, UT 84044 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/10/1984 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 07/01/2016 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360779797 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $640 |
| Current Penalty | $640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $640 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 359000501 | 12/13/1984 | 12/28/1984 | $640 | $640 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14457204 | Event: 12/10/1984 | Crushed By Unsecured Rocket Motor | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOUNTING A ROCKET MOTOR ONTO A STATIC TEST STAND. THE MOTOR WAS TRANSFERRED INTO THE TEST BAY ON A CRADLE. IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE CRADLE BY TWO ELECTRICALLY OPERATED HYDRAULIC JACKS. THE JACKS WERE CONNECTED, VIA BALL AND PIN CONNECTORS, TO THE ROCKET MOTOR ABOUT 18 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE MOTOR WAS THEN BOLTED TO FOUR (4) YOKES AND SHEAR STANDS. THE MOTOR WAS UNHOOKED FROM THE HOIST JACKS BEFORE THE END BLOCKS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDERNEATH THE MOTOR, REMOVING THE TEMPORARY TRACKS. THE MOTOR SHIFTED LONGITUDINALLY, TEARING LOOSE FROM TWO STANDS AND BADLY BENDING THE OTHER TWO. THE ROCKET MOTOR THEN DROPPED ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE SECURING BEAMS. | ||||||
| Keywords: rocket motor, unsecured, blocks, crushed, falling object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 3280591 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||