Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1283285.015 - Paltech Enterprises Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1283285.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/13/2017

Site Address:
Paltech Enterprises Inc.
2560 Bing Miller Lane
Urbana, IA 52345

Mailing Address:
2560 Bing Miller Lane, Urbana, IA 52345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/2017

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/20/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1275454	Yes
Inspection	1283335	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	01/26/2018	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19100219 D01	01/26/2018	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Other	19100219 E01	01/26/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100305 G02 III	01/26/2018	$1,000	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 101528.015

Event: 10/17/2017

Employee's finger is amputated while operating a pallet dism

At 12:10 p.m. on October 17, 2017, an employee was feeding pallets into a saw to cut nails off boards. A coworker was helping by pulling on the stringers to get the pallet through the saw. The pallet became bound in the moving saw blade. The pallet stringer and a board become a pinch point. The employee's finger was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Dismantling, Finger, Pallet, Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283285.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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