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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315036822 - Clear Lake Specialty Products, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Clear Lake Specialty Products, Inc.
2205 6th Street
Clear Lake, IA 50428
Mailing Address:
2205 6th Street, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2052
NAICS: 311821/Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/20/2010
Emphasis: L:Amputate, N:Amputate
Case Closed: 06/24/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200533305 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 10/29/2010 | 12/15/2010 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 10/29/2010 | 01/07/2011 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100304 B03 IIC3 | 10/29/2010 | 11/10/2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100304 G05 | 10/29/2010 | 11/10/2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On September 13, 2010, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, finished setting up the Sinlon SL-500 Automatic Servo Wrapper machine. Three production employees were nearby and one of them witnessed the incident itself. The sealing jaws of the wrapper machine were heated and the top jaw rotated to seal and cut apart packages of product. The openings for the infeed and outfeed sides of the sealing jaws area were inadequately guarded. The infeed side opening was approximately 10.5 inches high and 5 inches wide and the point of operation of the sealing jaws was approximately 12 inches. The outfeed side opening was approximately 5 inches high and was approximately 11 inches from the point of operation. While observing the machine in normal operation, before product had reached the sealing area, Employee #1 rested his hand on the conveyor next to the opening of the sealing jaws area. Subsequently, Employee #1's hand was fed into the sealing jaws, resulting in an amputation of the last phalange of the middle finger on his left hand.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION, CONVEYOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315036822 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machinery maintenance occupations |