Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303738280 - Langenbach Wood Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 303738280

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/13/2000

Site Address:
Langenbach Wood Products, Inc.
2265 265th Avenue
Fort Madison, IA 52627

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/28/2000

Emphasis: S:General Industry

Case Closed: 03/27/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200521193	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			3		9
Current Violations	6			3		9
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$200	$0	$3,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$850	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C04 II	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 C06 I	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19100147 C07 I	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01002	Serious	19100212 A05	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$300	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003A	Serious	19100219 D01	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$550	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01003B	Serious	19100219 E01 I	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01003C	Serious	19100219 E03 I	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	01004	Serious	19100219 F03	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$550	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01005A	Serious	19100303 B02	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$550	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01005B	Serious	19100305 B01	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	01005C	Serious	19100334 A02 II	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	01005D	Serious	19100334 A03 II	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01006A	Serious	19100304 F05 IVA	01/31/2001	02/12/2001	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01006B	Serious	19100304 F05 V	01/31/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02001A	Other	19100305 B01	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$100	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	02001B	Other	19100305 B02	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	02001C	Other	19100305 G01 I	01/31/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
19.	02001D	Other	19100305 G01 III	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
20.	02001E	Other	19100305 G02 II	01/31/2001	02/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
21.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
22.	02002B	Other	19101200 G01	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
23.	02002C	Other	19101200 H01	01/31/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
24.	02003	Other	40002 102	01/31/2001	02/05/2001	$100	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200523124

Event: 11/07/2000

Employee's Hand Amputated in Rip Saw

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 7, 2000, Employee #1 was cleaning debris from a clogged collection hopper underneath a gang rip saw. Employee #1 shut off the saw and proceeded with his task. In the process, he made contact with the rotating saw blades. He was transported to the hospital with a severely mangled right hand which was surgically amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, SAW, CLOGGED, BLADE, HAND, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303738280			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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