Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124577.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while applying air to valve tha

Accident Summary Nr: 124577.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 03/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1467707.015	03/05/2020		333995	Max-Air Technology

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working for a rotary actuator and automated valve manufacturer was performing a task known as "assembling an 8" on an automated butterfly valve. The employee was near the end of his work shift and indicated that he was trying to finish up one last valve before the end of the shift. The employee did not set the valve/actuator assembly on the testing arms before applying air pressure. Instead, he placed the assembly on the table on its side. The employee was attempting to stabilize the assembly with his right hand. When he applied air, he caught his right ring finger in the valve as it closed. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Assembling, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Rushing, Testing, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1467707.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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