Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138620.015 - Employee amputates fingertips after hand is caught in rotary

Accident Summary Nr: 138620.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1535323.015	06/09/2021		311991	Corefx Ingredients Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, Employee #1 was re-installing a rotary valve after it had been cleaned. While the valve was suspended by a hydraulic lift, his hand was sucked into the rotary valve, and his fingers made contact with the valve fins. He sustained amputations to four fingertips on his right hand and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Lift, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1535323.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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