Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101939700 - George A. Hormel & Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101939700

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/04/1986

Site Address:
George A. Hormel & Company
South Iowa Avenue
Ottumwa, IA 52501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 718, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 673996

Event: 09/04/1986

FINGERTIP AMPUTATED BY PNEUMATIC STAPLER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REPAIRING A PNEUMATIC CLIPPER/STAPLER, WHICH WAS JAMMING UP. THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE STAPLER FROM ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE ROTARY TABLE AND RAISED IT, USING A MANUAL HOIST. HE THEN ATTACHED THE STAPLER TO AN AUXILEARY AIR LINE (80 PSI), SO HE COULD OBSERVE THE STAPLER'S OPERATION. THE EMPLOYEE STOOD WHERE HE COULD SEE THE OPERATION AND REACHED AROUND THE HANGING STAPLER, BLINDLY FEELING FOR THE MICROSWITCH. A SMALL PLATE (3 INCH BY 6 INCH) HAD BEEN REMOVED TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE PLUNGER SO THAT THE STAPLER COULD BE UNJAMMED. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED THE SWITCH, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE CLOSING PNEUMATIC CYLINDER. HIS FINGERTIP WAS AMPUTATED.

Keywords: STAPLING MACHINE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101939700			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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