Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Cuts, lacerations — WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC in WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
Employer Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC Report ID 2022021732
Address 175 Addison Road City, State ZIP WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT 06095
Event Date February 23, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nitrogen
Industry (NAICS) 336412 Inspection # 1580181
GPS Coordinates 41.86000, -72.67000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2022, a worker at Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC in WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nitrogen identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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