Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101939379 - Klauer Manufacturing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101939379

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/08/1986

Site Address:
Klauer Manufacturing Company
1185 Roosevelt Street Ext.
Dubuque, IA 52001

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 59, Dubuque, IA 52001

Union Status: Union

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14455158

Event: 09/08/1986

FINGERS CRUSHED IN PRESS BRAKE DIE

EMPLOYEE #1, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS RUNNING A TANDEN PRESS BRAKE. HE PLACED HIS END OF THE PART INTO PLACE AND STEPPED ON THE TRIP PEDAL. HE NOTICED SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE AND REACHED INTO THE DIE TO STRAIGHTEN IT. HE DID NOT REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE TRIP PEDAL. AT THAT TIME, THE OTHER OPERATOR TRIPPED HIS PEDAL, CAUSING BOTH PRESSES TO ACTUATE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER AND THUMB WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER DIES.

Keywords: DIE, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101939379			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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