Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115043549 - Mossberg Sanitation Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115043549

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 02/11/1992

Site Address:
Mossberg Sanitation Incorporated
1200 Bluff Road, John Morrell
Sioux City, IA 51107

Mailing Address:
4031 Division, Sioux City, IA 51108

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/12/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	73199978	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			2		5
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$12,500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$13,500
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$500	$0	$9,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100038 A01	03/12/1992	03/24/1992	$2,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	03/12/1992	04/03/1992	$3,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C07 I	03/12/1992	05/30/1992	$3,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	40006	03/12/1992	03/19/1992	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02002	Other	19100151 B	03/12/1992	03/19/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 829549

Event: 02/11/1992

Employee's fingertip amputated by blending machine

Employee #1 was cleaning out the blending machine when he stuck his left hand into the machine. The machine cut off the fingertips of the employee's index and middle fingers. Two micro switches were either taped or pulled back by rubber bands. The employee violated safe procedure by bypassing the interlocks. He was improperly trained on lockout/tagout.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115043549			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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