Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1568875.015 - The Hon Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1568875.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/16/2021

Site Address:
The Hon Company
702 W Second Street
Muscatine, IA 52761

Mailing Address:
702 East 2nd Street, Muscatine, IA 52761

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 337214/Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/16/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/10/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1841677	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,533	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,533
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$10,533	$0	$10,533
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 C04 I	03/23/2022	04/18/2022	$10,533	$10,533	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141963.015

Event: 12/09/2021

Employee amputates fingertip on conveyor chain and sprocket

At 9:43 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee was conducting preventative maintenance on a Hytrol Conveyor Company Conveyor when he was called back to the line because one roller wasn't rotating. The employee had been observing the rollers when he tried to open a guard with the machine energized. As the employee opened the guard, he caught his finger on a chain and sprocket. The employee amputated his left ring fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Sprocket, Struck By, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568875.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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