Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108770.015 - Employee amputates fingertips when struck by rotary valve du

Accident Summary Nr: 108770.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 08/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1343336.015	08/31/2018		312229	Altadis U.S.A. Inc.

Abstract: At 1:57 p.m. on August 24, 2018, an employee was using a central vacuum system to clean some equipment and reached in with his right hand. The employee was struck by the rotary valve and amputated the tips of his index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Finger, Struck By, Vacuum Cleaner, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1343336.015	52	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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