Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115065138 - Heatilator, Division Of Hearth Technologies Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115065138

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/19/1993

Site Address:
Heatilator, Division Of Hearth Technologies Inc.
1915 West Saunders Street
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641

Mailing Address:
1915 West Saunders St., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3433

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/22/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,571	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,571
Current Penalty	$1,636	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,636
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	19100147 C01	11/24/1993	11/30/1993	$1,636	$1,636	$0	12/17/1993	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	11/24/1993	01/13/1994	$935	$935	$0	12/17/1993	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170127815

Event: 10/19/1993

Employee's fingers amputated in hydraulic press

Employee #1 was adjusting the computer box that controls a Promecam hydraulic press brake, model ALZ78. While looking at the box and going through the program steps, Employee #1 lost his balance and accidentally stepped on the foot pedal, causing the machine to cycle. The tips of his right third and fourth fingers were amputated. One contributing factor to the accident was the location of the computer box on top of the hydraulic press brake. It was hard to reach and its location exposed Employee #1 to the point of operation, which was not guarded. The employer was using distance as a guarding method.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, HYDRAULIC PRESS, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115065138			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Numerical control machine operators

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