Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1525971.015 - Andersen Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1525971.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/20/2021

Site Address:
Andersen Corporation
2121 East Walnut St
Des Moines, IA 50317

Mailing Address:
2121 East Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 321911/Wood Window and Door Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/11/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1756783	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135205.015

Event: 04/08/2021

Employee sustains amputation after press die cycles unexpect

At 7:00 p.m. on April 8, 2021, Employee #1, employed at a manufacturing facility, was performing maintenance on a small press (17b, Line 3). The employee failed to dissipate stored pneumatic energy before removing a guard and working on the press die. While unjamming the die, the air pressure unexpectedly discharged, causing the die to cycle and strike the employee's right index finger. Initial evaluation by the emergency doctor diagnosed an avulsion injury to the right index fingertip. Several days later, a follow-up consultation with a doctor from Iowa Orthopedics revealed the injury to be an amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Avulsion, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Maintenance, Press, Struck Against, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1525971.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Industrial engineering technicians

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