Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308264985 - Bertch Cabinet Mfg., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 308264985

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/30/2006

Site Address:
Bertch Cabinet Mfg., Inc.
1006 Industrial Park Drive
Oelwein, IA 50662

Mailing Address:
4747 Crestwood Drive, P.O. Box 2280, Waterloo, IA 50704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 337110/Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/07/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200526622	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,975
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$975	$0	$975
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.	01001A	Other	19260021 B02	04/17/2006	04/20/2006	$975	$2,975	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260028 A	04/17/2006	04/20/2006	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200530558

Event: 03/16/2006

Employee Lacerates Toe Using a Dewalt Cut-Off Machine

On March 16, 2006, an employee was using a DeWalt (DW866-12 in.) cut-off machine to cut a Unistrut 1.5 in. metal channel for a guardrail system. When the saw blade contacted the concrete decking, the channel was laying on, the saw kicked back. It ran over the top of his right big toe cutting into the bone and tendon. The employee was not wearing safety shoes at the time of the accident. The injury hospitalized him.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, GUARDRAIL, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, SAW, LACERATION, TOE, BLADE, SAFETY SHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308264985			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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