Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104266523 - John Deere Component Works

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104266523

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/26/1987

Site Address:
John Deere Component 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: 03/26/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
Current Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
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 A03 II	03/30/1987	04/02/1987	$180	$180	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1001346

Event: 12/16/1986

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY MACHINE WITH A BROKEN GUARD

AT 7:15 AM ON DECEMBER 16, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO A METAL SHEAR IN DEPT. 740 TO CUT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WITH THE SHEAR CUTOFF PRESS. A ROLLER ON THE GUARD IN FRONT OF THE HOLD-DOWN CYLINDERS WAS MISSING, LEAVING A 1 1/2 INCH BY 2 3/4 INCH AREA UNDER THE HOLD-DOWN HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS WHERE EMPLOYEE #1 COULD PLACE HIS FINGERS. THE MACHINE WAS A HTE SHEAR (MODEL 500-80) SERIAL #A6771169. THE BLADE WAS 3 INCHES BEHIND THE HYDRAULIC HOLD-DOWN. THE MISSING ROLLER HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT ITS MIDPOINT. HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED, LEAVING THE NAIL INTACT.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104266523			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Patternmakers and model makers, metal

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