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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015021201 · 2/6/2015 · Praxair, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Slip on substance without fall
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source
Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name
Praxair, Inc.
Location
20 Parkway Drive, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS
424690
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was delivering a cylinder of gas to a customer. The cylinder was being moved with a cylinder cart. As the employee was walking the cart and cylinder to the customer's door, he slipped in the snow. His hand got caught between the cylinder and the concrete parking lot. The employee crushed the tips of his index and middle finger on his right hand. In-patient hospitalization was required for surgery on the fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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