Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1493340.015 - Dakota Bodies, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Sioux Falls Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1493340.015

Report ID: 0830400

Date Opened: 08/27/2020

Site Address:
Dakota Bodies, Llc
201 20th Avenue Se
Watertown, SD 57201

Mailing Address:
201 20th Avenue Se, Watertown, SD 57201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336211/Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/01/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1658549	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$26,988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,988
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$26,988	$0	$26,988
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Other	19100147 A02 II B	12/08/2020	01/05/2021	$13,494	$13,494	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Other	19100147 C04 I	12/08/2020	01/05/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Other	19100147 C07 I	12/08/2020	01/05/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002	Other	19100212 A03 II	12/08/2020	05/28/2021	$13,494	$13,494	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129571.015

Event: 08/26/2020

Employee amputates two fingers when press brake cycles

At 8:00 p.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was changing the dies out on an Accupress hydraulic press brake, when a coworker initiated the cycle using a foot treadle. The employee had his left hand in the point of operation, adjusting the bottom die, when the press was actuated and had his fingers crushed as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the two middle fingers on the left hand.

Keywords: Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Changing, Crushed, Die, Finger, Foot pedal, Hydraulic, Machine Cycled, Point Of Operation, Press Brake

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493340.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury

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