Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121068.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in butterfly valve

Accident Summary Nr: 121068.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440323.015	10/24/2019		325510	Behr Process Corporation

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee and a coworker, both milling operators, were cleaning the valves on a Semi Bulk Injector machine when the employee got his finger caught in a butterfly valve. The coworker was at the control panel and did not see the employee's finger inside the valve when he hit the cycle button on the control panel. The employee suffered an amputation of his right index fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Butterfly Valve, Caught In, Cleaning, Fingertip, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440323.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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