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Accident Summary Nr: 100079.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught in a valve being

Accident Summary Nr: 100079.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1272250.015	10/23/2017		311511	Safeway Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on October 12, 2017, an employee was disassembling a valve on a component of the employer owned Tetra equipment. As the employee was working on this valve, the pressurized air line popped off. Pressurize air of between 90 to 93 PSI was necessary to maintain the spring loaded valve in the open position. When the air line disconnected, the valve closed. The employees left middle finger was in the valve when it closed. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the first joint.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Compressed Air, Finger, Maintenance, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1272250.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Engineers, n.e.c.

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