Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310083324 - Pries Enterprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 310083324

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 11/14/2006

Site Address:
Pries Enterprises, Inc.
701 17th Street S.E.
Independence, IA 50644

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3354

NAICS: 331316/Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Sstarg06, S:General Industry

Case Closed: 01/23/2007

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			3		10
Current Violations	7			3		10
Initial Penalty	$8,800	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$9,900
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$5,600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100038 B	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$600	$1,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100038 D	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 D03	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$500	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	12/22/2006	12/28/2006	$1,100	$1,925	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$1,100	$1,925	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005A	Serious	19100215 A04	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$450	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005B	Serious	19100215 D01	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01006	Serious	19100219 C04 I	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$450	$825	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007	Serious	19100242 B	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$800	$1,375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	02001	Other	19100022 D01	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02002	Other	19100146 C01	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$300	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	02003	Other	19100178 Q07	12/22/2006	02/12/2007	$300	$550	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200531291

Event: 08/18/2006

Employee Amputates Thumb in Radial Arm Saw

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on August 18, 2006, Employee #1 was cutting aluminum parts with the 6-inch modified radial arm saw. The adjustable guard was not adjusted correctly, and the saw blade was exposed while in the resting position. While employee #1 was pushing the material against the backstop, his right thumb contacted the unguarded saw blade. His thumb was amputated, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, MACHINE OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310083324			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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