Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122119233 - Rockwell Automation

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122119233

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 04/15/1997

Site Address:
Rockwell Automation
Two Executive Drive
Chelmsford, MA 01824

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3679

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901875732	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200770063

Event: 04/08/1997

Employee's finger amputated in machine

Employee #1, a technician, was troubleshooting a problem in a design and development pilot manufacturing process. A carrier was stuck on some pins, and he was trying to remove it without shutting off the machine. As Employee #1 was removing the carrier with one hand, he rested his other hand on the frame of the machine, but paid little attention to where on the machine he was putting it. Once the carrier was free, the machine's ejector, which had been in the 'up' position, automatically retreated, amputating the tip of one of the finger's on his other hand. Employee #1 later stated that he had not turned off the machine because he didn't anticipate his hand being in a danger zone during the course of the repairs.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122119233			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial engineering technicians

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