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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1400283.015 - Besser Sioux City
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Besser Sioux City
111 South George
Sioux City, IA 51103
Mailing Address:
111 South George, Sioux City, IA 51103
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 333999/All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/26/2019
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate
Case Closed: 08/06/2019
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1448054 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $8,315 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,315 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 07/08/2019 | 08/22/2019 | $5,000 | $8,315 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was working for a manufacturer of miscellaneous general purpose machinery. He was operating a Buffalo Machines bending roll, or roller machine. It was the firm's roller machine #108. It was a Buffalo Forge Co. Order #607-455 No. 1. Westinghouse Type: 12722.1, Class 12-700, Style: 14377.7 machine. It had three main cylinders; a top roller and two bottom rollers. The three rollers were approximately 11 inches (280 millimeters) in diameter. The employee was rolling an 84 inch (2.1 meter) piece of pipe in the machine. He was bending the pipe into a one-quarter arch moon shape. He had both of his hands on the pipe to guide the pipe through the machine. He was wearing gloves. At the same time, he was controlling the forward movement of the pipe into the machine with a foot pedal. He took his eyes off the hand he had to the back, and it was pulled into the moving rollers. His left hand became caught in and pinched in the running nip point of the rollers at the machine's point of operation. The point of operation was unguarded. The employee suffered an amputation to his left thumb. The narrative did not state the extent of the amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Caught In, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Roller--Mach/Part, Thumb
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1400283.015 | 53 | M | Hospitalized injury |