Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104204995 - Adm Milling Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104204995

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/12/1988

Site Address:
Adm Milling Co.
1925 E Grand
Des Moines, IA 50316

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2041

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	70247283	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	19100219 F03	05/02/1988	05/22/1988	$240	$480	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 827014

Event: 04/12/1988

Employee's finger partially amputated in sifter pinch point

Employee #1 was on the seventh floor walking by an airlock that was above a second low grade sifter. He removed the sock and cover on the sifter and stuck his hand into the system to unclog it. His hand came in contact with the machine's pinch point and the end of one of his fingers was cut off at the first joint. Employee #1 states that he was not thinking. He had been instructed not to take the machinery apart without contacting the maintenance department and locking or tagging out the machine.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104204995			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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