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Iowa Precision Forge: OSHA inspections and violations

Davenport, Iowa · Iron and Steel Forging · NAICS 332111

5inspections
21citation items
$10,760current penalties
Oct 22, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Iowa Precision Forge 5 times in Iowa since 1989.

The latest one began on Oct 22, 2019 on a referral, in Davenport.

Those inspections ended with 21 citation items: 15 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,129 and now stand at $10,760, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.

Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.217.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Iowa Precision Forge averages $4,500 (2 cited inspections).

Iowa Precision Forge: OSHA citation items per year, 1989 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344394390 OPENED OCT 22, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2020

510 S Howell St, Davenport, IA 52802 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 15, 2019: Employee amputates finger between heat shield and bar rest

At 2:30 p.m. on October 15, 2019, an employee was attempting to reposition a 34.5 inch by 96 inch 836 grade steel heat shield on a shop-made furnace. The heat shield was attached to a set of brackets attached to a gas powered furnace. When the employee pulled the shield forward, the part slipped off of the brackets and fell. The employee caught his left index finger in between the falling heat shield and the 2-inch diameter bar rest. The employee amputated his finger above the second knuckle and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.218(a)(2)(iii) · Forging machines
 Serious$2,273$1,500Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,515$1,000Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,515$1,000Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Dec 2, 2019Final

Inspection 344318696 OPENED SEP 18, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2020

510 S Howell St, Davenport, IA 52802 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 29, 2019: Employee incurs amputations and crushing injuries to multipl

At 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2019, an employee was setting up the lower die of a Minster 90-600 Ton Coin Press at a forging facility. The employee was attempting to remove the lower portion of the die when the machine cycled and caught the employee's right hand between the bolster and ram. The machine was energized and no guards were present on the machine at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of thumb and index finger and crushing injuries to the middle, ring and pinky fingers of the right hand.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,651$1,800Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(x) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$2,651$1,800Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$2,651$1,800Dec 2, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$213$100Dec 2, 2019Final

Inspection 314671272 OPENED JUN 30, 2010Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Oct 14, 2010

510 South Howell Street, Davenport, IA 52808 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$600$300Aug 31, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,500$900Aug 31, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(d) · Emergency action plans
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 31, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 31, 2010Closed

Inspection 104236476 OPENED SEP 5, 1989Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 1989

510 South Howell Street, Davenport, IA 52808 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 104225321 OPENED FEB 2, 1989Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 1989

510 South Howell Street, Davenport, IA 52808 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(3)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$120$120Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(i) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$80$80Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(0)(b) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$120$120Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.218(b)(2) · Forging machines
 Serious$160$160Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$80$80Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1200003 1
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1200005 1
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 10, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1200006
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 10, 1989Closed

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 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.218 · Forging machines

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

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