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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306716218 - Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office
Site Address:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
2 Esterbrook Ln.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2834
NAICS: 325412/Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/04/2003
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations
Case Closed: 08/03/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 201776184 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,625 |
| Current Penalty | $3,936 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,936 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C05 I | 11/24/2003 | 03/15/2004 | $1,312 | $1,875 | $0 | 12/16/2003 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 11/24/2003 | 03/15/2004 | $1,312 | $1,875 | $0 | 12/16/2003 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 11/24/2003 | 03/15/2004 | $1,312 | $1,875 | $0 | 12/16/2003 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
On August 25, 2003, Employee #1 was working as a filling machine operator at a pharmaceutical plant. She turned off the machine and opened the machine's Lexan doors to clean up broken glass created when the machine jammed. The Lexan doors guarded the point of operation, which was a star wheel that guided the filled bottles from the machine. Employee #1 believed that the interlock on the doors was functioning and that the machine would not start up when the doors opened. Employee #1 did not know that the interlock had been bypassed. As she placed her fingers into the star wheel to wipe it down, a second operator restarted the machine. The coworker was unable able to see that Employee #1 was still cleaning the machine because the coworker's field of vision was obstructed. The tip of Employee #1's right fifth finger was amputated when it became caught in the star wheel as it began to turn. Her injury did not require hospitalization.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, DOOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306716218 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Packaging and filling machine operators |