Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1347884.015 - Whirlpool Corporation - Amana Operation

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa

Inspection Nr: 1347884.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/18/2018

Site Address:
Whirlpool Corporation - Amana Operation
2800 220th Trail
Amana, IA 52204

Mailing Address:
2800 220th Trail, Amana, IA 52204

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 335222/Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/02/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1357055	Yes
Complaint	1381851	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$24,944	$0	$0	$778	$0	$25,722
Current Penalty	$24,944	$0	$0	$778	$0	$25,722
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	88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2017)	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$6,929	$6,929	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002A	Serious	19100147 C07 I	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$6,929	$6,929	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002B	Serious	19100147 C07 III	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01002C	Serious	19100147 C07 IV	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
5.	01003	Serious	19100157 G02	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$4,157	$4,157	$0	Z - Issued
6.	01004A	Serious	19100178 L06	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$6,929	$6,929	$0	Z - Issued
7.	01004B	Serious	19100178 N04	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
8.	01004C	Serious	19100178 N06	12/04/2018	01/23/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
9.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	12/04/2018		$778	$778	$0	Z - Issued
10.	02002	Other	19100132 A	12/04/2018		$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109497.015

Event: 07/03/2018

Employee Catches Thumb In Nip Point And Amputates Finger

At 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2018, an employee was using a coil cart while trying to adjust the inside tail of the coil to go onto the mandrel/spindle of the uncoiler. The employee pinched his thumb between the coiled steel and the mandrel spindle, amputating his finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords:amputated, amputation, caught in, nip point, thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1347884.015			Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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