HOLDREGE, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: BECTON DICKINSON CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BECTON DICKINSON CO. in 1329 WEST HIGHWAY 6, HOLDREGE, NE 68949 (NAICS 339112). OSHA activity number 345814800.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BECTON DICKINSON CO.
- Site address
- 1329 WEST HIGHWAY 6
- City
- HOLDREGE
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68949
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 860, HOLDREGE, NE 68949
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339112
- Employees
- 677
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $11,396 · Current $11,396
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards. This was most recently documented on or about March 3rd, 2022, at 1329 West Highway 6, in Holdrege, Nebraska 68949. An employee was visually inspecting an unguarded mechanical system - The employee 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 the employees right hand into the pulley resulting in an amputation.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $11396
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345814800.
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