OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708982
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP.
OREM, UT·
Event description
FINGERS AMPUTATED IN BELT-PULLEY NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING NEAR THE SHEAR DRIVE OIL SYSTEM IN THE ROLLING MILL WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE BELTS ON THE MOTOR FOR THE OIL SYSTEM WERE SLIPPING. HE SHU T DOWN AND LOCKED OUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTOR AND APPLIED PERMATEX TO THE BELTS. HE THEN WALKED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BACK TO THE MAIN POWER SWITCH, R EMOVED HIS LOCK AND TURNED THE POWER BACK ON. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE MOTOR HE S TATED THAT THE BELTS WERE STILL SLIPPING. THE BELT GUARDS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, SO HE DECIDED TO APPLY MORE PERMATEX WHILE THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. WITHIN A MINU TE'S TIME, ONE OF THE BELTS CAUGHT THE RUBBER GLOVE HE WAS WEARING AND PULLED HI S FINGERS INTO THE PULLEY. TWO OF HIS FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 707
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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