Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104215181 - Ferguson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104215181

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/05/1991

Site Address:
Ferguson Manufacturing Co. Inc.
907 18th St.
Spirit Lake, IA 51360

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/1991

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828137

Event: 12/05/1991

Employee's finger amputated by machine

Employee #1 was talking to a friend and didn't notice that the part in a machine he was operating was not cut off. He reached into the turning lathe and one of his fingers was amputated. The employee had incorrectly set up the machine.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SET UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104215181			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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