Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1532588.015 - Proctor & Gamble

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1532588.015

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 05/24/2021

Site Address:
Proctor & Gamble
169 East Grand Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63147

Mailing Address:
169 East Grand Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63147

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 325611/Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate, L:Elecgi, L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 06/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1769227	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136058.015

Event: 05/18/2021

Employee amputates thumb in conveyor chain and sprocket

At 2:00 a.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a soap and detergent manufacturer was attempting to adjust the transfer plate on a conveyor. The employee caught his left thumb between chain and sprocket. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his thumb.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Detergent, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Sprocket, Supervision, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532588.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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