Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310085600 - Bridgestone/Firestone Agricultural Tire Div.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 310085600

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/26/2007

Site Address:
Bridgestone/Firestone Agricultural Tire Div.
2nd & Hoffman
Des Moines, IA 50313

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1295, Des Moines, IA 50305

Union Status: Union

SIC:3011

NAICS: 326211/Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2007

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 11/29/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200527554	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	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100212 A03 II	05/03/2007	01/31/2012	$0	$1,875	$0	05/24/2007	P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200531556

Event: 03/13/2007

Employee Amputates Finger on Dual-Bead Tire Machine

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on March 13, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a machine operator for the Bridgestone/Firestone Agricultural Tire Division, which manufactured pneumatic casings, inner tubes, and solid and cushion tires for farm equipment. He was in the firm's Department 135, using the dual-bead tire machine Number A-1. He had stated on several occasions that he did not feel comfortable operating the machine alone. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 thought the machine's ply-bell was closing on his right hand and jerked it back. At the same time, his left hand was on the bottom side of a tire over the stitcher. The ring finger on his left hand was amputated, and the middle finger was seriously cut. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, TIRE BEAD, MECH MAT HANDLING, HAND, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310085600			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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