Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at James Hardie Building Products, Inc.
Start: 7/18/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076564 · 7/18/2024 · James Hardie Building Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: James Hardie Building Products, Inc.
Location: 809 S Woodrow Wilson St, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA, 33563
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a process line. The metering valve was removed, but residual pneumatic energy was still present in the supply line. The employee was dislodging debris in the butterfly valve. Once the debris was dislodged, the valve closed, catching the employee's left middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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