Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101922276 - Vermeer Manufacturing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101922276

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/20/1986

Site Address:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
East Sharon Road, Plant #1
Pella, IA 50219

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 200, Pella, IA 50219

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3531

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$210
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	Serious	19100212 A03 II	07/10/1986	07/28/1986	$210	$210	$0	07/28/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 673855

Event: 03/12/1986

FINGERTIP AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS

AT 6:45 PM ON MARCH 12, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MUHC AND BENDEC, 110 TON MUBEA IRON WORKER PUNCH PRESS, SERIAL # KDL 110-7. HE TRIPPED THE PRESS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PUNCH CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EMPLOYEE #1 HAD OPERATED THE PRESS. HE FELT THAT THE ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM A COMBINATION OF A LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND DAY DREAMING.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, INEXPERIENCE, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101922276			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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