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Accident Summary Nr: 170200521 - Employee's finger amputated after being pinned by valve

Accident Summary Nr: 170200521 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111885042	04/26/1991	1711	0	Dillingham Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on February 9, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing a control valve at a Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez. To keep the valve from falling, the employees used a staging pipe and rope. The coworker held the rope while Employee #1 removed the bolts. When Employee #1 removed the last bolt, the valve swung back and pinched his right ring finger against a flange. Employee #1 was taken to Mt. Diablo Hospital for treatment. Ten days later, the finger was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, VALVE, REFINERY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111885042			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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