Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115062424 - Clinton Area Recycling

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115062424

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/13/1994

Site Address:
Clinton Area Recycling
4286 220th
Clinton, IA 52732

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/10/1995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$3,479	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,479
Current Penalty	$1,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,700
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	19100147 C01	10/31/1994	01/19/1995	$300	$605	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	10/31/1994	01/19/1995	$300	$605	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 D01	10/31/1994	01/19/1995	$300	$605	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100147 D04 I	10/31/1994	01/19/1995	$300	$605	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100212 A03 II	10/31/1994	11/03/1994	$500	$1,059	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828459

Event: 09/13/1994

Employee's finger amputated in paper shredder

Employee #1 is a supervisor in a recycling center. When a paper shredder plugged up, Employee #1 shut the machine off and lifted a hinged guard to see if he could unclog the shredder. He reached into the opening and got caught by the cutting blades, which were coasting to a stop. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated. The guard was easily removed. Although there were no specific step by step procedures to lock out the machine, the employee failed to do so properly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PAPER SHREDDER, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115062424			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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