Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555415.015 - The Scotts Company

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555415.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 09/30/2021

Site Address:
The Scotts Company
14101 Industrial Parkway
Marysville, OH 43041

Mailing Address:
14101 Industrial Parkway, Marysville, OH 43041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325314/Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/25/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1815423	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139685.015

Event: 09/23/2021

Employee amputates fingertip while changing hammer on hammer

At 3:00 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working for a fertilizer manufacturer was assisting with changing hammers on a hammer mill machine. The employee was pressing a rod through the discs on the interior of the machine in order to push out a metal rod on the other side. The employee placed his left hand between the discs while pressing the rod through, and he crushed his middle finger between the two rods. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Changing, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hammer , Instantaneous amputation, Metal, Metal Pole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555415.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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