Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305711608 - Tone Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 305711608

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/09/2003

Site Address:
Tone Brothers, Inc.
2301 S.E. Tone'S Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box Aa, Des Moines, IA 50301

Union Status: Union

SIC:2099

NAICS: 111998/All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/29/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200523025	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200524841

Event: 11/08/2002

Employee's fingertips amputated by rotating valve

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on November 8, 2002, Employee #1 was performing the wipe-out process of a boot area of a filling machine. Employee #1 had climbed up on a filling machine and removed the boot. After noticing a piece of string or something hanging inside the collar that attached to the boot, Employee #1 reached up into that area. Employee #1 contacted the rotating airlock valve that was mounted above the boot collar area, which partially amputated the tips of his right middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 was not hospitalized. The employee was performing normal job duties, but did not lock out the filler machine prior to getting into that area. By locking out the filler machine this would have also locked out the rotating airlock valve which is normal procedure when performing cleaning or change-over procedures.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, VALVE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305711608			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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