Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101932150 - E. J. Brachs & Sons Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101932150

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/28/1986

Site Address:
E. J. Brachs & Sons Inc.
2426 Rockingham Road
Davenport, IA 52802

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4348, Davenport, IA 52802

Union Status: Union

SIC:2064

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14453245

Event: 07/28/1986

FINGER AMPUTATED BY CANDY CUTTING MACHINE

THE EMPLOYEES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MACHINE WHICH CUTS AND WRAPS CANDY WHICH FEEDS OUT OF A SMALL CHUTE. THEY WERE CLEANING OUT THE CHUTE AND THE WRAPPING SECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS CLEANING OUT THE WRAPPING SECTION FINISHED THE JOB AND TURNED THE MACHINE BACK ON WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THE OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMPLOYEE #1) HAD FINISHED CLEANING THE CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BY A ROTATING KNIFE AT THE POINT WHERE THE CANDY COMES OUT OF THE CHUTE. THE POINT OF OPERATION WAS GUARDED BUT NOT INTERLOCKED.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, MECH MAT HANDLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101932150			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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