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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1538284.015 - Custom Blacksmithing & Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 1538284.015
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 06/23/2021

Site Address:
Custom Blacksmithing & Manufacturing
827 Commercial Street
Waterloo, IA 50702

Mailing Address:
827 Commercial Street, Waterloo, IA 50702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332111/Iron and Steel Forging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/18/2022

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1778985 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 2 5
Current Violations 3 2 5
Initial Penalty $9,517 $0 $0 $638 $0 $10,155
Current Penalty $6,500 $0 $0 $500 $0 $7,000
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 Serious 19100132 D01 09/02/2021 10/22/2021 $2,750 $4,048 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100212 A01 09/02/2021 09/29/2021 $2,750 $4,048 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100305 G02 II 09/02/2021 $1,000 $1,421 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 02001 Other 19040029 A 09/02/2021 09/29/2021 $250 $319 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 02002 Other 19040039 A02 09/02/2021 $250 $319 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136571.015
Event: 05/17/2021
Employee sustains multiple injuries when hand pulled into dr

At 3:05 p.m. on May 17, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a company that performs metal forging was operating a Falcon Chevalier Model FM-3VS Mill (serial number BM S71303). The employee was using the mill as a drill press and was preparing to drill into a metal work piece. A coworker had set the mill up for the employee with an 11/16-inch drill bit in the spindle. The employee caught her hand in the mill causing it to become wrapped around the bit. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe burns to her upper arms, fractures to her hand, lacerations to her index and middle fingers, and ring and pinky fingertip amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Burn, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Degloving, Drill, Drill, Drill Bit, Drill Operator, Drill Press, Drilling, Finger, Fingertip, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Milling Machine, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Supervision, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1538284.015 30 F Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction
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