Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304794522 - John Deere Waterloo Operations

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 304794522

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/12/2002

Site Address:
John Deere Waterloo Operations
400 Westfield Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:General Industry

Case Closed: 10/08/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200522530	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,875
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	10/07/2002	08/15/2003	$1,000	$1,875	$0	10/18/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200524817

Event: 07/17/2002

Employee Amputates Right Thumb in Machine

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 17, 2002, Employee #1 was attending the hob cutter in on the Liebherr Hob Machine. He had the machine operating at approximately 235 RPMs. Employee #1 reached into the area of the cutter with his right hand with a 2 lbs. lead hammer to tap on the arbor to bring it into tolerance according to the indicator reading. The lead hammer came in contact with the cutter, pulling his hand down and pinching his right thumb against the hob slide. This action resulted in the avulsion, the amputation of his right thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINE OPERATOR, THUMB

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304794522			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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