Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101928646 - Vermeer Manufacturing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101928646

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/03/1986

Site Address:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
East Sharon Road, Plant #1
Pella, IA 50219

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 200, Pella, IA 50219

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/04/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 673897

Event: 06/03/1986

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LEVER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO ADD TWO BUSHINGS, WHICH BEEN REMOVED DURING ASSEMBLY, TO THE OPERATING LEVER OF A FARM RAKE. HE HAD ALREADY DONE THIS OPERATION TO 4 OTHER RAKES WHICH HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF LINE. THE RAKE HE WAS WORKING ON WAS CONNECTED TO A PORTABLE HYDRAULIC PUMP SYSTEM SO THAT IT COULD BE OPERATED FOR TESTING. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A PIN OUT OF THE CONNECTING LEVER AND PUT HIS FINGER THROUGH THE HOLE TO LINE UP THE BUSHINGS. AS HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE PIN BACK INTO THE LEVER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, LOCATED AT THE OTHER END OF THE RAKE, ACTIVATED THE LEVER ON THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, TO TEST THE RAKE. THIS PUT PRESSURE ON THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AT THE BACK END OF THE RAKE AND SEVERED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, WHICH WAS STILL IN THE LEVER. NO LOCKOUT SYSTEM WAS USED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101928646			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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