Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104199526 - Benco Mfg.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104199526

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/16/1987

Site Address:
Benco Mfg.
West 8th Street
Belle Plaine, IA 52208

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 38, Belle Plaine, IA 52208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/07/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	19100217 C01 I	09/23/1987	09/27/1987	$350	$350	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100217 G	09/23/1987	10/08/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828699

Event: 09/16/1987

Employee's finger amputated in mechanical power press

Employee #1, a tool and die maker, was troubleshooting a problem with a die on a mechanical power press. He shut off all power to the press three or four times and tried to correct the problem. On the next attempt, he shut off the press but decided against, or forgot to use, the manual switch that shuts off all power to the press. He had his hands in the point of operation, which was barrier guarded with gates. To remove the die from a bolster plate on the upper side, he removed four bolts. The upper die fell against a trigger that goes into the path of a sensor device that activates the ram of the press. Employee #1's hand became caught between the ram of the press and the top of the bolster plate and his finger was amputated.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104199526			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Tool and die makers
2	104199526			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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