Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101932309 - Prime Mover Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101932309

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 11/06/1986

Site Address:
Prime Mover Company
Highway 61 N
Muscatine, IA 52761

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 879, Muscatine, IA 52761

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3537

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/06/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/06/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1001643

Event: 11/06/1986

Employee's finger amputated in automatic saw

Employee #1 was operating a hand saw that could be run manually or automatically. Approximately 1/2 in. of scrap material on the end was deformed and had to be cut off. As he reached in to remove the end piece, the machine indexed the material forward. Employee #1's finger became caught between the material being cut and a slat in the table that was being used as a clamp. Part of his finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101932309			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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