Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202488896 - Employee's Finger Is Crushed by Gate Valve, Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 202488896 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/08/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125821991	07/02/2009	3679	334419	Nor-Cal Products, Inc.

Abstract: On May 8, 2009, Employee #1, a quality control technician employed by a company that manufactures metal products for high tech industries, was preparing to inspect a specialty pump for proper functioning and tolerances. Employee #1 provided power to the pump, before placing a cover over the pump's gate valve. She bent down to retrieve the cover on a lower shelf of the cart that the pump was being tested on. As she was bending down with her hand resting on the edge of the valve case, the gate valve activated. The closing gate valve crushed Employee #1's left middle finger tip. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and her left middle finger tip was amputated by a doctor.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COVER, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, VALVE, PUMP, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125821991			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production testers

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