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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1509581.015 - Midland Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 1509581.015
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 01/12/2021

Site Address:
Midland Manufacturing Company, Inc.
101 East County Line Rd.
Monroe, IA 50170

Mailing Address:
101 East County Line Rd., Monroe, IA 50170

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/18/2021

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1715889 Yes Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $11,934 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,934
Current Penalty $9,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,500
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 19100147 C04 I 04/13/2021 05/07/2021 $3,166 $4,262 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100147 C07 I 04/13/2021 06/15/2021 $3,167 $4,262 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003A Serious 19100212 A01 04/13/2021 05/28/2021 $3,167 $3,410 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003B Serious 19100212 A02 04/13/2021 05/28/2021 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132314.015
Event: 01/05/2021
Employee's left index finger makes contact with nip point, i

At 9:00 p.m. on January 5, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to unjam blow-mold machine No. 4. A polyethylene bottle became stuck behind a mechanism on the product exit side of the machine, causing the trailing product to fall onto the floor. Once the stuck bottle was identified, the hinged, lower barrier guard was opened while the machine was operating. The employee bent down under the upper interlocked door guard and reached into the machine with his left hand to knock the bottle loose. This led to the employee's left index finger making contact with a nip point, causing severe damage and resulting in a surgical amputation of the left index finger. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputation, Automatic Machine, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Reaching In

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1509581.015 58 M Non Hospitalized injury Machinery maintenance occupations
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