Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115058380 - Iowa Steel And Wire Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115058380

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/26/1993

Site Address:
Iowa Steel And Wire Co.
1500 W. Van Buren
Centerville, IA 52544

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 156, Centerville, IA 52544

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3496

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	21			2		23
Current Violations	21			2		23
Initial Penalty	$17,605	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$20,105
Current Penalty	$6,263	$0	$0	$737	$0	$7,000
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	880004	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$200	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	880004	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$400	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100022 A01	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$400	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100022 C	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$100	$413	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100023 C03	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$100	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100024 F	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$200	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100101 B	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$200	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19100133 A06	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$800	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100141 A03 I	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$200	$413	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19100147 C06 I	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$400	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01011	Serious	19100147 C06 II	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$400	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01012	Serious	19100147 C07 IIIB	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$500	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01013	Serious	19100178 P01	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$200	$413	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01014	Serious	19100212 A01	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$481	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01015	Serious	19100252 B02 III	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$482	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01016	Serious	19100253 A03	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$400	$963	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01017	Serious	19100303 B02	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$100	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01018	Serious	19100303 F	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$100	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01019	Serious	19100333 B02 IIB	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$200	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01020	Serious	19100305 G01 III	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$200	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01021	Serious	1200004 1	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$200	$413	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02001	Other	40002 1	12/08/1993	12/13/1993	$500	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	02002	Other	40007 2	12/08/1993	01/27/1994	$237	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170127880

Event: 10/26/1993

Employee's thumb amputated in wire drawing equipment

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on October 11, 1993, Employee #1 was cleaning hardened soap out of a soap box on the wire drawing equipment's die machine. The machine was not locked out. He was using a metal bar to pry out the soap when the bar slipped, and his hand went into the machine. His right thumb was amputated up to the first joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT, PRY BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115058380			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Forging machine operators

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