Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306682931 - Addoco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306682931

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/26/2004

Site Address:
Addoco, Inc.
12678 Industrial Court
Peosta, IA 52068

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:General Industry

Case Closed: 07/08/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200524478	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	05/26/2004	07/14/2004	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200528578

Event: 04/12/2004

Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Board Stacker

On April 12, 2004, Employee #1 was operating the 4600 BS Board Stacker. The boards, stringers, travel through different stages of this stacker ending up being automatically stacked on a skid. The stages are to align the correct number of stringers together to be placed on each level of a stack. At the stage where the correct number of stringers is aligned is where the accident occurred. While traveling through this stage, a single stringer was not properly lined up and was positioned laying flat because it has to be positioned on its side. Employee #1 reached in to position the stringer correctly with his left arm and hand. The left little finger came in contact with either the cycling pusher or the board and pressure plate as the pusher applied pressure to position the stringer correctly. The finger was pinched or squeezed, removing the skin on the palm side of the little finger exposing the bone from the tip back approximately one inch. The finger nail was still intact. A doctor amputated the finger back to the middle knuckle. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306682931			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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