Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1581480.015 - Becton Dickinson Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1581480.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 03/03/2022

Site Address:
Becton Dickinson Co.
1329 West Highway 6
Holdrege, NE 68949

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 860, Holdrege, NE 68949

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339112/Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 04/13/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1870197	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$11,396	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,396
Current Penalty	$11,396	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,396
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	03/11/2022		$11,396	$11,396	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144236.015

Event: 02/25/2022

Employee incurs partial finger amputation when pulled into u

At 1:00 a.m. on February 25, 2022, Employee #1 was visually inspecting mechanical system #2, located in the penthouse. Employee #1 was performing a visual inspection of the pulley cables in the penthouse above sterilization. Employee #1 used a paper towel to assist in checking for burrs and defects in the cable, by folding and positioning the paper towel around the three cables of the pulley system. The paper towel caught on the cable, pulling Employee #1's right hand into the pulley causing a partial amputation of the 5th digit (distal phalange) and avulsion injury to the 4th digit. Employee #1 was in this area with a coworker, who had the pulley/cylinder system stopped and reversed to release Employee #1's hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Avulsion, Cable, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1581480.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury

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