Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1463021.015 - Tennessee Valley- Brown'S Ferry Nuclear Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1463021.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 02/07/2020

Site Address:
Tennessee Valley- Brown'S Ferry Nuclear Plant
Intersection Of Shaw And Nuclear Plant Road
Athens, AL 35611

Mailing Address:
Intersection Of Shaw And Nuclear Plant Road, Athens, AL 35611

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 221113/Nuclear Electric Power Generation

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1539420	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124089.015

Event: 01/29/2020

Employee amputates finger when pinched between valve cover a

At 1:45 p.m. on January 29, 2020, an employee working for a nuclear power plant was installing a valve actuator cover plate on a hydraulic cylinder. As the employee installed the cover plate on the piston rod, he was using a downward motion. This caused the seal (O-ring) on the plate to clear the piston rod which resulted in the plate dropping. This action caused the employee's right pinkie finger to become pinched between the plate and the cylinder. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Finger, Hydraulic Cylinder, Hydraulic Equipment, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Piston, Power Plant, Steel Plate, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463021.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury

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