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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1540451.015 - Premier Casting Services, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Premier Casting Services, Inc.
1750 Broadway Street
Waterloo, IA 50704
Mailing Address:
1750 Broadway P.O. Box 2702, Waterloo, IA 50704
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 331511/Iron Foundries
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/12/2021
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate
Case Closed: 08/10/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1781898 | Yes | Yes |
| Inspection | 1540732 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $585 | $0 | $585 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $585 | $0 | $585 |
| 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. | 01001 | Other | 19040029 B01 | 07/30/2021 | 09/16/2021 | $585 | $585 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 10:40 a.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for an iron foundry was moving an iron casting in a steel industrial tub. The part moved and caught the employee's finger between the part and the steel tub. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Casting, Catch Point, Caught Between, Engineering Technician, Finger, Fingertip, Foundry, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Iron, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Person, Pinch Point, Pinched, Shear, Sheared, Steel, Traumatic Amputation, Vat
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1540451.015 | 36 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |