Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133715.015 - Employee suffers fingertip amputation while inspecting valve

Accident Summary Nr: 133715.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516459.015	02/25/2021		237990	Treviicos South Corporation

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 20, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a firm involved in heavy and civil engineering construction. Employee #1 was inspecting a valve flange. The valve flange inadvertently closed on the finger of Employee #1 resulting in a partial amputation. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Check Valve, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Flange, Hand, Inspecting, Inspection, Instantaneous amputation, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Traumatic Amputation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516459.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Water and sewage treatment plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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