Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306679804 - Mike'S Welding Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306679804

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 11/05/2003

Site Address:
Mike'S Welding Inc.
106 East Odense Street
Kimballton, IA 51543

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25, Kimballton, IA 51543

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/05/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/17/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200523942	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200527349

Event: 09/26/2003

Employee's finger is injured by falling drawbar

On September 26, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were mounting a drawbar assembly onto the rear of a 4020 John Deere Tractor. Employee #1 was on a floor creeper on the left side underneath and the coworker was standing at the right side rear of the assembly. The drawbar, which weighs approximately 150 lbs, was supported by a 10-ton floor jack located underneath the left side rear of the assembly. The coworker was aligning the right side of the drawbar to insert a steel mounting pin. While Employee #1 was inserting a shim between the tractor mount and the drawbar assembly, the floor creeper struck the floor jack, causing the drawbar assembly to slip off the jack and to swing downward, striking Employees #1's left index finger, causing an amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, MECHANIC, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306679804			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm equipment mechanics

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