Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614724 - Worker Injects Hydraulic Fluid Into Hand

Accident Summary Nr: 201614724 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 01/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314614272	02/07/2011	2621	322122	Sp Newsprint Co Llc

Abstract: On January 27, 2011, a worker at a newsprint mill was installing a sensor in the hydraulic line of a large loader. Part of the system had been bled, but there was still hydraulic pressure in another section of the system. When the hoses to that section were loosened, the hydraulic fluid was injected into the workers hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, HYDRAULIC LINE, MECH MAT HANDLING, HAND, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314614272			Hospitalized injury	Other	Millwrights

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