Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104198163 - John Deere Waterloo Works

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104198163

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/05/1987

Site Address:
John Deere Waterloo Works
400 Westfield Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50704

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 270, Waterloo, IA 50704

Union Status: Union

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/1987

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1002203

Event: 08/05/1987

Employee's finger amputated by tapper

Employee #1 was operating a machine while wearing cotton gloves. When that machine broke down, the department supervisor told him to finish out the remaining one-half hour of his day on the tapper and gave him a pair of PVC gloves. Employee #1 said he knew that PVC gloves were required for operating this machine, but he wasn't sure why he didn't change his gloves. The tapper can be pushed back 27 in. from the jig that holds the part to be tapped, but Employee #1 said that it was pushed back less than 12 in. The employee was apparently placing the part in the jig when the rotating tapper caught his cotton glove and amputated his right little finger. The department supervisor indicated that the part had not been locked in position to be tapped.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, PPE, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104198163			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinists

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