Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303742555 - Wells Dairy, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 303742555

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/14/2001

Site Address:
Wells Dairy, Inc.
12th & Lincoln Streets
Le Mars, IA 51031

Mailing Address:
800 Lincoln Street S.W., P.O. Box 1310, Le Mars, IA 51031

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2024

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/04/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200521664	Yes
Referral	200521706	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			3			3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$75,000	$0	$0	$75,000
Current Penalty	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$35,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 D01	09/18/2001	11/05/2001	$10,000	$25,000	$0	10/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/18/2001	11/05/2001	$12,500	$25,000	$0	10/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/18/2001	11/05/2001	$12,500	$25,000	$0	10/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200524288

Event: 08/16/2001

Employee suffers amputation at the first knuckle

Two employees were reassembling an APC pneumatic three-way valve (Serial Number 2.5-740-20.5-504-91) used in a dairy product piping system. The valve stem had a seat engaged in the air energized mode and a seat engaged and energized by a spring with the air pressure released. Employee #1 was attempting to position a gasket on the valve body when his coworker applied air pressure to the valve system to move the valve stem. Employee #1's right index finger was caught in the valve seat when the valve stem was energized resulting in the amputation at the first knuckle. He was not hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, VALVE, PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303742555			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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