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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024043159 · 4/10/2024 · TriDelta Systems, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
TriDelta Systems, LLC
Location
189 Seaboard Road, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
NAICS
541512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding the ball of an air-actuated ball valve in place. The employee disconnected the air flow to the valve, causing the ball to rotate to the closed position and crush the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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