Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1477116.015 - Ames Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1477116.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/02/2020

Site Address:
Ames Construction, Inc.
10998 189th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Mailing Address:
2000 Ames Drive, Burnsville, MN 55306

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/29/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1598272	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$8,524	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,524
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,000	$0	$9,000
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	19100147 C04 I	09/03/2020	10/21/2020	$9,000	$8,524	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126603.015

Event: 05/28/2020

Employee suffers laceration to hand from contact with sprayi

At 10:45 a.m. on May 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an general contractor. Employee #1 was replacing a hydraulic hose on an excavator. Employee #1 had loosened the bolts on each end of the clamp that held the hose in place. The 2-inch hydraulic hose popped off pre-maturely and sprayed hydraulic fluid at high pressure cutting the hand of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Bolt, Clamp, Connecting, Connector, Contact, Couplings, Excavator, Hand, High Pressure, Hose, Hospital, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Fluid, Laceration, Maintenance

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477116.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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