Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 684522 - Employee's hand lacerated by pressurized oil

Accident Summary Nr: 684522 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103026605	03/21/1994	3545	0	S & K Mold & Tool Inc

Abstract: At about 3:45 p.m. on February 21, 1994, Employee #1 was testing a hydraulic valve system design when he had trouble with a small shaft that moved back and forth. The pressure was run up to about 10,000 psi because the shaft was tight. There was a malfunction of the O-ring, which caused the pressure of the oil to lacerate the palm of Employee #1's right hand and spray into the wound which went through to the back of his hand. Employee #1 was taken to the emergency center and later to a hospital where he stayed until his death.

Keywords: LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, POISONING, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HAND, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103026605			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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