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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1525897.015 - Menard, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Menard, Inc.
9 East Street
Shelby, IA 51570
Mailing Address:
9 East Street, Shelby, IA 51570
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/19/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/01/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1756486 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $12,145 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,145 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 06/23/2021 | 07/20/2021 | $0 | $12,145 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Other | 19100147 C07 III C | 06/23/2021 | 08/19/2021 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 10:30 p.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee was working as a machinery maintenance technician for a warehouse and storage facility. The employee was preparing to perform a visual inspection of a conveyor belt on the Line 13 Brake Meter Belt. The employee noticed that there was a large piece of plastic under the belt. She employee turned off the machine, but did not apply her lock to the lockout switch. The employee then went under the conveyor to scrape the belt and remove the piece of plastic with her putty knife. While the employee was under the belt scraping, a coworker returned to the line and started the machine. The coworker started the line three times, and on the third time, the employee's putty knife was caught in the rollers of the belt pulling her hand into the rollers. The employee tore the tendons in her right hand, crushed her middle and ring fingers, and cut her pinkie finger requiring hospitalization.
Keywords: Belt Conveyor, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Contusion, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Inspecting, Insufficient Supervision, Knife, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Material Handling, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Tear, Tendon, Warehouse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1525897.015 | 49 | F | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |