Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101940534 - Wesam Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101940534

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/31/1986

Site Address:
Wesam Inc.
First Avenue
Floyd, IA 50435

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 270, Floyd, IA 50435

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$60	$0	$0	$0	$0	$60
Current Penalty	$60	$0	$0	$0	$0	$60
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	01/12/1987	01/27/1987	$60	$60	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1001338

Event: 12/31/1986

Employee's finger amputated by rotating saw blade

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 1986, Employee #1 was working at a manual lathe when he noticed that the Kalamazoo horizontal metal bandsaw, model P47, serial #10042.0, was making a loud noise. He went over to the saw and, while it was in operation, lifted the guard that covered the two rotating wheels and blade. Bending over to look for what was making the noise, he caught his left index finger between the right wheel and the saw blade. The bottom part of his finger and a small portion of its fingernail was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a short time.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101940534			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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