Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144028.015 - Pressurized nitrogen gas causes laceration in worker's hand

Accident Summary Nr: 144028.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/23/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580181.015	02/24/2022		336412	Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was working for a manufacturer of aircraft engines and engine parts. He worked in machinery maintenance. While maintaining equipment, he was loosening a valve. The valve controlled pressurized nitrogen gas. There was a release of pressurized nitrogen gas from a fitting. The employee suffered a one-inch (25-millimeter) laceration to his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Compressed Gas, Hand, Laceration, Maintenance, Nitrogen, Pressure Release, Skin, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580181.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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