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Accident Summary Nr: 170764609 - Employee injured when struck by pressurized hydraulic fluid

Accident Summary Nr: 170764609 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125513911	09/07/1998	2421	0	Redwood Empire Sawmill

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing and testing a hydraulic pump in the maintenance area of a sawmill. He had his hand over the open valve to the pump on the outflow side when it was struck by a high pressure stream of hydraulic fluid. The stream punctured his hand and forced hydraulic fluid inside, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization. The causal factor in this accident was an open hydraulic line capable of developing a pressure of 2,000 psi.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OPEN VALVE, WORK RULES, HYDRAULIC FLUID, HIGH PRESSURE, SAWMILL, POISONING, HYDRAULIC PUMP, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125513911			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Millwrights

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