Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1530724.015 - Gencor Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1530724.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/12/2021

Site Address:
Gencor Industries, Inc.
508 Highway 18 West
Marquette, IA 52158

Mailing Address:
508 Highway 18 West, Marquette, IA 52158

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 333120/Construction Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1766853	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$8,525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,525	$0	$8,525
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	Other	19100212 A01	06/17/2021	08/04/2021	$8,525	$8,525	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135588.015

Event: 05/10/2021

Employee partially amputates thumb when caught between drum

At 7:15 p.m. on May 10, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a construction machinery manufacturer was welding 9-foot sections of drums together. The employee was rotating a drum using a hand control when he accidently stuck his thumb in an existing bolt hole. The employee pinched his thumb between the drum and the outside roller. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a partially amputated thumb.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Drum, Finger, Hole, Inexperience, Metal, Metal Sheet, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts, Thumb, Welder, Welding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530724.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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