Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115094450 - Farmers Cooperative Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115094450

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/08/2000

Site Address:
Farmers Cooperative Company
196 E. Railroad
Afton, IA 50830

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 19, Afton, IA 50830

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/13/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200520989	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$875	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$2,000
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	19100212 A01	09/07/2000	11/15/2000	$875	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100219 D01	09/07/2000	09/26/2000	$250	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	19100219 E03 I	09/07/2000	09/26/2000	$875	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 I	09/07/2000	09/26/2000	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200522324

Event: 07/05/2000

Employee's thumb amputated in auger

Employee #1 was operating an auger when it became jammed with oats. He was clearing the unit when his right hand was pulled into the rotating auger, amputating the tip of his thumb.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, JAMMED, AUGER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115094450			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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