Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128264.015 - Employee's fingertips are amputated in ball valve

Accident Summary Nr: 128264.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 07/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486446.015	08/04/2020		541618	Centro Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 31, 2019, an employee was troubleshooting an electrically operated ball valve that was stuck in the open position. The employee grabbed the ball valve to turn it over. His fingers were inside the bore and the valve closed unexpectedly. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the left 4th distal phalanx and a fingertip amputation of the left 5th distal phalanx.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486446.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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