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Greg Hooyer: OSHA inspections and violations

Sioux Center, Iowa · Finish Carpentry Contractors · NAICS 238350

1inspections
2citation items
$1,800current penalties
Oct 26, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Greg Hooyer in Iowa one time.

It opened on Oct 26, 2017 on a referral, in Sioux Center.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $1,800 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Greg Hooyer averages $1,800 across 1 cited inspection.

Greg Hooyer: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342732732 OPENED OCT 26, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2017

3382 400th St, Sioux Center, IA 51250 · Finish Carpentry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 6, 2017: Employee operating jointer has finger amputated

At 3:00 p.m. on October 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a woodworking shop, was operating a wood jointer. As he manually removed wood shavings from the jointer bed, his hand came into contact with the machine's rotating blades. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the partial amputation of his right hand middle finger. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that the jointer's blade guard had been removed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(j)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$1,500$1,500Nov 14, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$300$300Nov 14, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(j)(3)

(3) Each hand-fed jointer with a horizontal cutting head shall have an automatic guard which will cover all the section of the head on the working side of the fence or gage. The guard shall effectively keep the operator's hand from coming in contact with the revolving knives. The guard shall automatically adjust itself to cover the unused portion of the head and shall remain in contact with the material at all times.

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