Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1571164.015 - Giese Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1571164.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/05/2022

Site Address:
Giese Manufacturing Co. Inc.
7025 Chavenelle Road
Dubuque, IA 52002

Mailing Address:
7025 Chavenelle Road, Dubuque, IA 52002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/15/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1848033	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,827	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,827
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	Serious	19100212 A01	01/27/2022	03/08/2022	$6,000	$6,827	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142491.015

Event: 12/29/2021

Employee amputates fingertips while using press brake to ben

At 4:30 p.m. on December 29, 2021, an employee was using a Toyokoki Model APB-286u Press Brake to bend 1.761 inch by 11.375 inch parts the short way. The employee was holding a part as it was being bent when he caught his left hand ring and middle fingertips in between the die and the punch. The employee amputated his fingertips to the bottom of the nail requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Press Brake, Sheared, Unguarded, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571164.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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