Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314671280 - Toyota Of Des Moines
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Toyota Of Des Moines
4475 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50310
Mailing Address:
4475 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA 50310
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5511
NAICS: 441110/New Car Dealers
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/07/2010
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate
Case Closed: 11/17/2010
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 200532554 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
Current Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 07/21/2010 | 09/30/2010 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement |
Investigation Summary
Employee was preforming maintenance on a customer vehicle. The employee was tightening the wiring harness with the vehicle running. The employee reached into the engine area and became caught in the belt and pulley system. This resulted in an amputation of the little finger and severely cutting the ring and middle finger of the left hand. The employee was taken to Iowa Clinic Plastic Surgery in West Des Moines, Iowa where he was treated and released. The employee later had hand surgery. The tip of the finger could not be re-attached according to the employee.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, VEHICLE, BELT, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, ENGINE, LACERATION, PULLEY
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 314671280 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Automobile mechanics |