Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573230.015 - Hill Phoenix Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 1573230.015

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 01/19/2022

Site Address:
Hill Phoenix Inc
1925 Ruffin Mill Road
Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Mailing Address:
1925 Ruffin Mill Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423740/Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 03/31/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1854571	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142919.015

Event: 01/15/2022

Employee amputates finger when struck by falling punch die

At 10:30 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was changing a die in a punch machine. The employee removed the 32-pound punch to be changed out when she lost her grip. As the employee attempted to catch the falling punch, she pinched her left index finger between die and work surface. The employe amputated her finger and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Die, Falling Object, Finger, Installing, Lost Control, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Press Operator, Punch Press, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573230.015	44	F	Hospitalized injury

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