Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1486912.015 - Dongalen Enterprises

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1486912.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/05/2020

Site Address:
Dongalen Enterprises
4355 112th St
Urbandale, IA 50322

Mailing Address:
4355 112th St, Urbandale, IA 50322

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424610/Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/02/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1633987	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	$7,577	$0	$0	$850	$0	$8,427
Current Penalty	$4,150	$0	$0	$850	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	19100212 A03 II	11/10/2020	12/08/2020	$4,150	$7,577	$0	11/23/2020	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	11/10/2020	12/08/2020	$850	$850	$0	11/23/2020	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128380.015

Event: 07/29/2020

Employee amputates thumb while clearing blocks away from saw

At 7:45 a.m. on July 29, 2020, an employee was using a 10 inch SawStop Model 1CS53230 Industrial Cabinet Saw cutting a 1.65 inch by 1.75 inch block out of plastic. There were cut blocks building up near the blade so the employee used his right hand to clear the blocks away. As the employees was clearing the blocks away his right thumb made contact with the unguarded blade. The employee amputated his thumb down to the first knuckle joint and required medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Finger, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation, Plastic Mfg, Point Of Operation, Rotating Parts, Saw, Struck Against, Table Saw, Thumb, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486912.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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