Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312590342 - Des Moines Cold Storage Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 312590342

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/18/2008

Site Address:
Des Moines Cold Storage Co., Inc.
4770 Ne 17 Court
Des Moines, IA 50313

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4222

NAICS: 493120/Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

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

Case Closed: 03/09/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200529766	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/26/2008	01/14/2009	$2,000	$2,500	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	02001	Other	19040032 B02	09/26/2008	11/14/2008	$0	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200532570

Event: 08/15/2008

Employee Amputates Fingers in Pentalift Tilt Table

On August 15, 2008, an employee was operating a Pentalift tilt table along with two coworkers. One of the coworkers activated the lift table smashing the ring and middle finger of the employee. The middle finger was amputated by the machine between the first and second knuckle. The ring finger was smashed and was amputated by doctor to the middle of the nail. The employee was then transferred to Broadlawns Medical Center in Polk County Iowa. The machine involved was a Pantalift Tilting Table Model Number TTLP4000.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TILT-FRAME HOIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312590342			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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