Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554045.015 - Marshalltown, City Of Water Works

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1554045.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/22/2021

Site Address:
Marshalltown, City Of Water Works
South 4th Street & Edgeland Drive
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Mailing Address:
205 East State St., Marshalltown, IA 50158

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 924110/Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/07/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1812073	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,926	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,926
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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	19260021 B02	11/04/2021		$2,250	$2,926	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139360.015

Event: 09/16/2021

Employee lacerates face and breaks nose while operating chop

At 9:00 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working as a construction laborer for a city water works was using a chop saw. The employee was cutting 6-inch ductal iron pipe to install a 45 coupler on the end. As the employee was finishing his cut, the saw became pinched causing the blade to strike the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken nose and laceration to his face.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Catch Point, Chop Saw, Construction, Couplings, Cutting, Face, Flying Object, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Installing, Iron, Laborer, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nose, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pipe, Sawblade, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554045.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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