Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573152.015 - Cascade Lumber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1573152.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/18/2022

Site Address:
Cascade Lumber Company
107 Madison Street Southeast
Cascade, IA 52033

Mailing Address:
Po Box 220, Cascade, IA 52033

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/16/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1852865	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,364	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,364
Current Penalty	$4,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,250
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	02/04/2022	03/31/2022	$4,250	$5,364	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142836.015

Event: 01/11/2022

Employee amptutates thumb when caught in pneumatic clamp

At 11:15 a.m. on January 11, 2022, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut 3.5 inch steel tube webbing. The employee engaged a pneumatic clamp to hold the webbing placing his hand to guide the webbing into the clamp. The employee pinched his thumb when the clamp closed on the webbing. The employee amputated his thumb, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Catch Point, Caught Between, Clamp, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic tool , Steel, Steel Tube, Thumb, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573152.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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