Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176666 - Employee's Hand Is Injected with Hydraulic Fluid

Accident Summary Nr: 201176666 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125829713	02/16/2005	1796	238290	Tetrad Services, Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2005, Employee #1, a Millwright, was operating a 10,000-psi hydraulic wrench, while doing repair and maintenance work on electric generating equipment. A leak occurred in one of the fittings of the wrench. The hydraulic fluid went through Employee #1's leather glove and was injected into his left hand. Employee #1 had a surgery of his left hand to remove the hydraulic fluid. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: LEAK, WRENCH, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, FINGER, HYDRAULIC FLUID, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC TOOL, HAND, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125829713			Hospitalized injury	Other	Millwrights

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