Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531566.015 - Koch Nitrogen Co-Marshalltown

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1531566.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/19/2021

Site Address:
Koch Nitrogen Co-Marshalltown
3046 Garwin Road
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Mailing Address:
3046 Garwin Road, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424910/Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/11/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/26/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1767973	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,700	$0	$1,700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,700	$0	$1,700
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	19040004 A	06/23/2021	07/20/2021	$850	$850	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19040040 A	06/23/2021		$850	$850	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135784.015

Event: 05/13/2021

Employee sustains eye injury when struck by flying metal obj

At 1:45 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a farm supply company was working with a coworker removing packing around a cylinder in a Worthington Corporation Compressor (13-1/2 by 7-3/4 by 7; Serial Number: L-87864). While removing the packing, the spring broke and snapped toward an employee. The metal spring piece went under the employee's safety glasses and into his eye. The employee was hospitalized for treatment due to a foreign object in his eye.

Keywords: Compressor, Eye, Eye protection, Flying Object, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Removing, Spring, Struck By, Unloading

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531566.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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