Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1566312.015 - Rjk, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1566312.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 11/30/2021

Site Address:
Rjk, Inc.
1600 Oregon Road
Muscatine, IA 52761

Mailing Address:
104 Cleveland Street, Muscatine, IA 52761

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561311

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1835686	Yes	Yes
Inspection	1566365	Yes
Inspection	1566348	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141547.015

Event: 11/20/2021

Employee's hand is entangled in moving parts, resulting in a

At 9:00 a.m. on November 20, 2021, Employee #1 was working on a machine centrifuge. The centrifuge was locked out, with the guard removed. While rotating the centrifuge by pulling on the sheave belts, the employee's sleeve became caught between the moving parts, causing his hand to be pulled into the pinch point between the belt and sheave and resulting in the amputation of two fingers. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Clothing, Entangled, Hand, Lockout, Nip Point, Pulled In, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1566312.015	66	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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