Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1396046.015 - Iowa Steel & Wire, Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1396046.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/22/2019

Site Address:
Iowa Steel & Wire, Co.
1500 W Van Buren St.
Centerville, IA 52544

Mailing Address:
Po Box 156, Centerville, IA 52544

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/22/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/19/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1441678	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$1,108	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,108
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,108	$0	$1,108
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	Other	19100212 A01	08/28/2019		$1,108	$1,108	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115717.015

Event: 02/20/2019

Employee cuts leg on welder steel table

At 10:00 a.m. on February 20, 2019, an employee was attempting to straighten out a wire panel that came out of a welder crooked. The employee entered an area of the machine referred to as "flippers" while they were operational. He caught his leg on a 10-foot welder steel table, causing a laceration to his left lower leg, which required him to be hospitalized.

Keywords: Energized, Guard, Laceration, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Loss Of Blood, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Steel, Unguarded, Welder, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1396046.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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