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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010934 · 1/29/2020 · TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY- BROWN'S FERRY NUCLEAR

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY- BROWN'S FERRY NUCLEAR
Location
SHAW ROAD, ATHENS, ALABAMA, 35611
NAICS
221113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reassembling a valve actuator in the machine shop when a piston rod plate dropped on the employee's right pinky finger, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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