Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573132.015 - Abb, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1573132.015

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 01/18/2022

Site Address:
Abb, Inc
3560 Scarlet Oak Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63122

Mailing Address:
3560 Scarlet Oak Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63122

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335312/Motor and Generator Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/18/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1853428	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 147104.015

Event: 01/12/2022

Employee amputates fingertip while clearing jam from press f

At 10:15 p.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee had been feeding a slit coil into a press. The employee attempted to clear a jam when he caught his glove in the material feeder. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Guard, Jammed, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Power Press, Press Operator, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573132.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury

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