Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104218003 - The Ertl Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104218003

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/15/1988

Site Address:
The Ertl Company
Highways 136 & 20 (13th Avenue S.E.)
Dyersville, IA 52040

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 500, Dyersville, IA 52040

Union Status: Union

SIC:3944

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/28/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900820937	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$175	$0	$0	$0	$0	$175
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	19100217 F02	09/14/1988	11/15/1988	$175	$350	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 827121

Event: 08/15/1988

Employee's finger amputated by power press die

Employee #1 was operating a 100 ton Bliss power press. She released the palm buttons before the press completed its stroke. The press then had to be jogged back to the top of the stroke to reset it. When the set-up person reset the press, she inadvertently set the control knob to continuous stroke rather than single stroke. When Employee #1 started to run the press again, she put a part into the press and tripped the palm buttons. When she reached into the die to remove the part, the press tripped again and continued to run, catching her fingers in the die. Her fingers were amputated. The accident was caused by human error and lack of operator training. Employees were not trained to check the press cycling before putting parts or their hands into the die area. The press had all the safeguarding required by IOSHA standards.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, SET UP, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104218003			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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