Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201080835 - EMPLOYEE'S THHUMB AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN VALVE

Accident Summary Nr: 201080835 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119975050	03/23/1998	1389	0	J E Merit Constructors Inc

Abstract: On October 20, 1997, Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of his left thumb when it was caught between the butterfly valve of a Fisher Type 8550 Eccentric Disc Control Valve and the seal ring. This incident occurred at the Chevron facility located at 39405 South Derrick, Coalinga, CA. The employee was supporting the valve body with his thumb partly inside the seal ring while another employee introduced air into the system. When the air was introduced into the system, the butterfly valve closed on Employee #1's thumb, amputating it. The employees were closing the valve so that it could fit between two pipe flanges.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, VALVE, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119975050			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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