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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2022021732 · 2/23/2022 · Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Nitrogen

Employer

Name
Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC
Location
175 Addison Road, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06095
NAICS
336412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on an accumulator that maintained pressure for a power steering unit. As the employee loosened a valve, pressurized nitrogen gas was released from a fitting into his left hand. He suffered a 1-inch laceration to the hand and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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