OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690719

MORTON THIOKOL INC

CLEARFIELD, UT— 1985-07-11T00:00:00

Event: HYDRAULIC RAM, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND, RAM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3270824
Employer profile: MORTON THIOKOL INC
Summary number: 690719
Report ID: 854910

Event description

FALLING HYDRAULIC RAM PARTIALLY AMPUTATES HAND

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING BENEATH A WASH-OUT TILT TABLE FOR ROCKET MOTORS. HE LAI D A WOODEN 4 X 4 UNDER THE WEST END OF THE TABLE, ACROSS AN 8 FOOT OPENING. EMPL OYEE #1 THEN RELEASED THE TWO SAFETY AIR LOCKS UNDER THE WEST END OF THE TABLE. NEXT, HE BROUGHT THE CENTER HYDRAULIC RAM UP OUT OF ITS HOLE IN THE FLOOR BENEAT H THE TABLE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING BENEATH THE BASE PLATE OF THE CENTER RA M, THE 4 X 4 BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TILT TABLE, ALLOWING THE TABLE AND RAM T O FALL. WHEN THE TABLE FELL, THE BASE PLATE OF THE RAM CUT OFF THREE FINGERS AND THE RIGHT PORTION OF EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
519

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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