Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124627647 - Utah Recycling

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

Inspection Nr: 124627647

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 04/12/1994

Site Address:
Utah Recycling
3110 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361532161

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			11		13
Current Violations	2			11		13
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C03 I	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$600	$600	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D03	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 D05 I	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002A	Serious	19100132 A	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$600	$600	$0	-
5.	01002B	Serious	19100134 A02	04/21/1994	05/24/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01002C	Serious	19100134 C	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	01002D	Serious	19100134 E05 I	04/21/1994	05/24/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02001	Other	10200130101	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02002	Other	19100037 K02	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02003	Other	19100037 Q01	04/21/1994	05/01/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02004	Other	19100106 E06 I	04/21/1994	05/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02005	Other	19100178 K02	04/21/1994	05/01/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	02006	Other	19100178 M07	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02007	Other	19100215 D03	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02008	Other	19100242 B	04/21/1994	05/01/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02009	Other	19100243 C03	04/21/1994	05/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	02010	Other	19100334 A02 I	04/21/1994	04/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	02011	Other	19101200 H	04/21/1994	05/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170563217

Event: 04/06/1994

Employee injured when struck in head by hook

There are several places to hook equipment to a boxcar door when attempting to close it. Some door handles on boxcars have a hand-hold opening. On other boxcars, the hook has to be attached firmly to the front or back of the door. In this instance, Employee #1 was attempting to close a boxcar door using a 1 1/2 ton come-along that required 48 lb of pressure to operate. The handgrip on the door did not have an opening for a hook; nonetheless, Employee #1 still placed the come-along on the hand grip rather than attaching it to either the front or back of the boxcar door. As he tightened the come-along with his back to the hook, the tip of the hook began to elongate until it pulled free and struck him in the back of the head. He was hospitalized with a concussion. Employees who have difficulty closing boxcar doors are instructed to call the foreman or leave the job until the next morning.

Keywords: HEAD, HAND WINCH, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOXCAR, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, WINCH, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124627647			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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