Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1226998.015 - American-Iowa Manufacturing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1226998.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/14/2017

Site Address:
American-Iowa Manufacturing, Inc.
117 Nixon St Se
Cascade, IA 52033

Mailing Address:
Po Box 757, Cascade, IA 52033

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333111/Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/06/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1200841	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,250
Current Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,250
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	05/09/2017	06/05/2017	$1,250	$1,250	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/09/2017	06/05/2017	$2,500	$2,500	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100219 D01	05/09/2017	06/05/2017	$1,250	$1,250	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01004	Serious	19100303 G01	05/09/2017	06/05/2017	$1,250	$1,250	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94939.015

Event: 04/03/2017

Employee's left index finger tip is amputated by a press bra

At 1:00 p.m. on April 3, 2017, an employee was bending metal strips of approximately 7 inches X 1 inch on a press brake. The employee's index finger on the left hand was caught between the metal strip and the frame of the machine. Approximately 1/8th of an inch of the employee's tip of the left index finger was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Machine Guarding, Press Brake

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226998.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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