Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 309443562 - Hospira Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo

Nr: 309443562	Report ID: 0524700	Open Date: 09/26/2006

Hospira Inc.
268 E. 4th Street Ashland, OH 44805		Union Status: Union
SIC: 3841/Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
NAICS: 339112/Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Inspection Type:	Prog Related
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	10/23/2006
Emphasis:	S:Amputations, N:Amputate	Close Case:	10/30/2006

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Complaint	205940281	Yes
	Complaint	205940414	Yes

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 202087706		Event: 09/19/2006	Employee'S Fingers Are Amputated By Punch Press
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 19, 2006, Employee #1, a press operator, was working on a hydraulic punch press (Altman brand - no serial/model numbers available) which was guarded with conventional two-hand controls. As the press cycled upward, Employee #1 reached into the point of operation to remove material. At the same time, the bolts attaching the hydraulic cylinder to the top press slide failed, causing the upper die/slide assembly to free fall to the lower die, crushing her fingers. She sustained amputation of the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers of her right hand. She was performing normal production operations at the time of the incident. Employee #1 had worked for the employer for approximately three years, and had been operating the press involved in the incident for approximately three months.
Keywords: die, amputated, finger, equipment failure, caught between, press cylinder, press operator, punch press, hand
1	309443562		Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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