Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573411.015 - Heartland Quest

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1573411.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/19/2022

Site Address:
Heartland Quest
2392 Evergreen Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566

Mailing Address:
2392 Evergreen Avenue, Red Oak, IA 51566

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332710/Machine Shops

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1852884	Yes	Yes
Inspection	1573424	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$219	$0	$219
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$219	$0	$219
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	19040039 A02	03/01/2022	04/15/2022	$219	$219	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142876.015

Event: 12/22/2021

Employee amputates fingertip between aluminum tube and table

At 4:00 p.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee was working on the end of the roller table near the band saw and a coworker was at far end from the saw when the coworker dropped an aluminum tube onto the roller table catching the employee's fingers between the aluminum tube and the table. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation and a fracture of his ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Amputation, Bandsaw, Caught Between, Crushed, Cutting, Dropped, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Metal, Roller Conveyor, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573411.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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