Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317605699 - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 317605699

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 02/17/2014

Site Address:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
4600 Nw 2nd Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50313

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 02/25/2014

Emphasis: L:Amputate, N:Amputate, S:Amputate, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 07/07/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200537769	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	23			4		27
Current Violations	16			7		23
Initial Penalty	$59,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$59,850
Current Penalty	$27,050	$0	$0	$2,950	$0	$30,000
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	19100022 A02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$600	$1,800	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 A02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100023 A05	06/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100023 A09	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100023 C01	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100023 C02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006A	Serious	19100027 D02 III	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006B	Serious	19100027 D03	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01007	Serious	19100147 C04 IIB	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$4,500	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01008	Serious	19100147 C04 IID	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$4,500	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
11.	01009	Serious	19100147 D04 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$4,500	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01010	Serious	19100147 F03 IID	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
13.	01011	Serious	19100212 A01	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01012	Serious	19100212 A02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$4,500	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01013A	Serious	19100213 B03	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01013B	Serious	19100213 C02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01013C	Serious	19100213 C03	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01014A	Other	19100215 A04	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$600	$1,800	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
19.	01014B	Other	19100215 B09	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
20.	01015	Serious	19100219 C02 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
21.	01016	Serious	19100219 C04 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
22.	01017A	Other	19100219 D01	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
23.	01017B	Serious	19100219 E01 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
24.	01018	Serious	19100219 F03	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
25.	01019	Serious	19100219 F04	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
26.	01020	Serious	19100219 H01	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
27.	01021	Serious	19100219 I02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
28.	01022A	Serious	19100303 B01	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$800	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
29.	01022B	Other	19100303 B07 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
30.	01023	Serious	19100305 B02 I	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$1,750	$2,250	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
31.	02001	Other	19100023 E02	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
32.	02002	Other	19100147 C05 II	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
33.	02003	Other	19100305 G01 IV	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement
34.	02004	Other	19101200 F09	07/10/2014	07/29/2015	$0	$0	$0	07/25/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200536456

Event: 02/16/2014

Employee Amputates Arm in Mixing Auger

On February 15, 2014, Employee #1 was tightening several loose mounting bolts to the shaft that had come loose on a mixing conveyor on Level 4. His supervisor reset the conveyor from Level 5 and started operations. Employee #1 had his arms in the conveyor when it restarted and the auger amputated his left arm at the shoulder and severely cut his right hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, AUGER, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317605699			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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