Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1553682.015 - La Quercia Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1553682.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/21/2021

Site Address:
La Quercia Llc
400 Hakes Dr
Norwalk, IA 50211

Mailing Address:
400 Hakes Dr, Norwalk, IA 50211

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/18/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1812032	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$5,852	$0	$0	$657	$0	$6,509
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$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	Other	19100147 C01	01/07/2022	02/17/2022	$6,343	$5,852	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	01/07/2022		$657	$657	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139618.015

Event: 09/15/2021

Employee partially amputates finger when struck by machine b

At 7:30 a.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a meat plant was in setting up an Ulna Model TF-Mini 320F Thermoforming Machine (Serial Number 8020453) for production. As the employee was loading a roll of film, the transversal cut blade activated. This allowed the blade to move vertically towards the blade guard and strike the employee in the left hand. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated index finger to the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lack of Work Procedures, Loading, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Struck By, Technician, Thermoformer, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553682.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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