Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560227.015 - Midwest Industries Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1560227.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/26/2021

Site Address:
Midwest Industries Inc.
122 East State Highway 175
Ida Grove, IA 51445

Mailing Address:
122 East State Highway 175, Ida Grove, IA 51445

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 336214/Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/14/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1826118	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,022	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,022
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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	19100147 C04 I	01/18/2022	02/11/2022	$4,200	$7,022	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140540.015

Event: 10/21/2021

Employee's finger is amputated on belt and pulley

At 5:00 p.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee and his coworkers had replaced a pulley on the Gema Vertical Axis ZA07. The employee was watching the machine run, making sure the belt was centered on the bottom pulley. The employee noticed powder build up on the pulley preventing the belt from belt from sitting properly on the pulley. While the machine was running the employee attempted to move the belt to center it on the pulley and got his finger caught in between the belt and pulley. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation to first knuckle and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Inspecting, Inspection, Partial Amputation, Pulley, Repair

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560227.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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