Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104220900 - Petersburg Feed Mill

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104220900

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/08/1989

Site Address:
Petersburg Feed Mill
County Road X47
Petersburg, IA 52040

Mailing Address:
R.R. #2 - Box 104d, Dyersville, IA 52040

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1989

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	05/22/1989	06/03/1989	$150	$150	$0	-
2.	01002A	Serious	19100219 D01	05/22/1989	06/03/1989	$150	$150	$0	-
3.	01002B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	05/22/1989	06/03/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 827147

Event: 05/08/1989

Employee's hand cut when caught in auger

Employee #1 was unloading fertilizer from a semi-trailer when the transfer auger became plugged He removed the cover from the auger to unplug the chute. After cleaning the chute, he restarted the auger. It was running slow, so he was going to close the slide that controls the flow from the truck. While doing so, he slipped and his hand caught in the turning auger. He sustained a severe cut on the hand. Employee #1 did not put the cover back on the auger chute prior to turning the power back on.

Keywords: COVER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CLOGGED, LACERATION, AUGER, OFF LOADING, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104220900			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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