Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1463460.015 - Premier Casting Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1463460.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 02/18/2020

Site Address:
Premier Casting Services, Inc.
1750 Broadway
Waterloo, IA 50704

Mailing Address:
1750 Broadway P.O. Box 2702, Waterloo, IA 50704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1544151	Yes
Inspection	1464729	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,409	$0	$0	$478	$0	$3,887
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19100179 N03 I	03/19/2020		$2,500	$3,409	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	03/19/2020		$0	$478	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124267.015

Event: 02/13/2020

Employee fractures leg, ankle when struck by falling casting

At 10:45 a.m. on February 13, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for an iron foundry was sandblasting and cleaning a 1,000-pound casting to remove material. The employee completed cleaning one side of the casting and was preparing to turn the casting which was not properly secured. As the employee was attempting to turn the casting by lifting it with a hoist, the casting shifted in the chain and fell onto the employee striking his left leg. The employee broke his leg and ankle. He was taken to the hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery the next day to install a metal plate in his ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Casting, Chain, Crushed, Falling Object, Foundry, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Sandblasting, Unsecured, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463460.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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