Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1417617.015 - Danfoss Power Solutions

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1417617.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/24/2019

Site Address:
Danfoss Power Solutions
2800 E 13th St
Ames, IA 50010

Mailing Address:
2800 E 13th St, Ames, IA 50010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333996/Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/24/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1478208	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118251.015

Event: 07/11/2019

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in impact gun pisto

At 2:15 p.m. on July 11, 2019, an employee was operating a pneumatic impact gun while disassembling a hydraulic axis motor. The employee was lining up the servo piston to insert a pin and bumped the trigger on the gun which was connected to the piston. The employee caught his left middle finger in a pinch point created by a hole in the servo piston in the axis motor. The employee amputated his fingertip and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Assembling, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Gun, Hydraulic Equipment, Installing, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Piston, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic tool

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1417617.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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