OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221362213

ASTRA ZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, L.P.

COPPELL, TX· 2021-05-30T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Closed, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Pressure Release, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Valve
NAICS: 325412
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345344220
Employer profile: ASTRA ZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, L.P.
Summary number: 221362213
Report ID: 0626300

Event description

Employee amputates fingertips when hand is caught in valve

Investigation abstract

At 9:15 a.m. on May 30, 2021, an employee working for a pharmaceutical company was repairing a valve. When the employee released the air from the valve it closed on his left hand. The employee amputated his fingertips and was hospitalized

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
2

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