Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300372513 - Northwestern Plastics Ltd. Dba Industrial Services

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 300372513

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/23/1999

Site Address:
Northwestern Plastics Ltd. Dba Industrial Services
2850 Mt. Pleasant Street
Burlington, IA 52601

Mailing Address:
1731 N. Roosevelt Avenue, Burlington, IA 52601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/27/1999

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
Current Penalty	$313	$0	$0	$0	$0	$313
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	04/12/1999	04/15/1999	$0	$625	$0	04/28/1999	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 III	04/12/1999	05/13/1999	$313	$625	$0	04/28/1999	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100151 B	04/12/1999	05/13/1999	$0	$0	$0	04/28/1999	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200520997

Event: 02/12/1999

Employee's finger amputated in piston press

Employee #1 was putting rubber rings on pistons, then putting the part into a piston press to tighten the ring. A part became jammed and he was pulling it out to reposition it when his left elbow struck the air lever and the air-driven plunger came down, amputating his left index finger. There was another lever on the right side and both had to be used at the same time to make the plunger come down on the part. Apparently, he had left the right lever in activation mode while he was trying to reposition the part. Employee #1 was the only left-handed worker at the job. All of the employees traded off on jobs and his coworkers would have used their right hands to remove the part. The air lever was not guarded to prevent inadvertent activation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300372513			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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