Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1463396.015 - Polk County

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1463396.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 02/18/2020

Site Address:
Polk County
11171 Nw 103rd Ct
Granger, IA 50109

Mailing Address:
111 Court Ave Suite 372, Des Moines, IA 50309

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 921190/Other General Government Support

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1542247	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,736	$0	$0	$691	$0	$5,427
Current Penalty	$4,736	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,736
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	03/02/2020		$4,736	$4,736	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	03/02/2020		$0	$691	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124077.015

Event: 02/06/2020

Employee fractures, cuts head and shoulders when struck by f

At 9:45 a.m. on February 6, 2020, an employee working as an animal caretaker for a county equestrian center was moving metal fence panels into a shed. The employee was stacking the fence panels leaning them against the building. The panels measured 10-foot long by 7-foot tall along with ride thru (metal tube) panels that measured 4-foot long by 8-foot tall. The employee was standing next to the panels when they started to fall. The employee was struck by a stack of approximately 7 to 9 panels and was struck in the head and shoulder by a ride thru panel. The panels were not secured to stop them from shifting or falling over. The employee fractured and sustained lacerations to his head and shoulders. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he remained under observation until the next morning. On February 7, 2020, it was determined that he needed surgery. Surgery was completed and he was officially admitted to the hospital.

Keywords: Animal Handler, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cut, Falling Object, Fence, Fracture, Head, Horse, Laceration, Material Handling, Metal fence, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Shoulder, Struck By, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463396.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Animal caretakers, except farm

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