Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1223162.015 - Globe-Gazette, The

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1223162.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/05/2017

Site Address:
Globe-Gazette, The
300 North Washington Ave
Mason City, IA 50401

Mailing Address:
300 North Washington Ave, Mason City, IA 50401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 511110/Newspaper Publishers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/23/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1196867	Yes
Inspection	1229746	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$6,750	$0	$11,250
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.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A01	05/03/2017	05/30/2017	$0	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/03/2017	06/20/2017	$4,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	19100219 C04 I	05/03/2017	05/30/2017	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	19100219 E02 I	05/03/2017	05/30/2017	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	19100219 F01	05/03/2017	05/30/2017	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94629.015

Event: 03/28/2017

Employee is caught between two printing press rollers and cr

At 11:15 p.m. on March 28, 2017, an employee was loading a printing press with a laser etched printing plate. The employee had their hand caught between the rollers when they advanced. The employee suffered multiple injuries to their hand to include four fingers being crushed and a large laceration to the palm where printing ink seeped into the wound.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Paper Machine

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223162.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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