Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115062432 - Alcoa Mill Products

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115062432

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/26/1994

Site Address:
Alcoa Mill Products
4879 State Street
Riverdale, IA 52722

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3567, 4879 State Street, Bettendorf, IA 52808

Union Status: Union

SIC:3353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/08/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,039	$0	$0	$650	$0	$3,689
Current Penalty	$1,644	$0	$0	$200	$0	$1,844
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 C02 II	10/31/1994	10/01/1995	$800	$1,251	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	10/31/1994	12/19/1994	$844	$1,788	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 ID	10/31/1994	01/01/1995	$200	$650	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828467

Event: 09/26/1994

Employee's fingers amputated in conveyor nip point

Employee #1 was operating an aluminum ingot scalper. He was inspecting the bottom of an ingot by feeling the bottom with his hand while the ingot was traveling on a powered conveyor. His fingers were pulled into the nip point between the bottom of the ingot and the conveyor roll, and were amputated. The ingot weighed 37,305 lb. Normal inspection procedure requires the employee to set the ingot on the rack and then feel the bottom for smoothness. But employees, including supervisors, occasionally check the ingot while it travels down the conveyor.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ALUMINUM PROCESSING, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, METAL INGOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115062432			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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