Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305711830 - Voltmaster Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 305711830

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/16/2002

Site Address:
Voltmaster Company, Inc.
2185 Highway 2
Corydon, IA 50060

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 288, Corydon, IA 50060

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3691

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/24/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200522688	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200525624

Event: 09/03/2002

Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Mixer

On September 3, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a paste mixer when the blades of the mixer became stuck. He was reaching into an opening on top to knock the loose blades using a putty knife when the blades began to rotate again. Employee #1's finger was amputated. He neither locked out nor tagged out the machine before clearing out the blades. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, STUCK, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305711830			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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