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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015075183 · 7/29/2015 · AUTOMATIC PROPANE GAS AND SUPPLY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
AUTOMATIC PROPANE GAS AND SUPPLY, LLC
Location
22500 FM 1995, LINDALE, TEXAS, 75771
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a ladder for another employee to access the top of a bulk propane tank. When the employee was in motion to step off of the ladder and onto the tank, the ladder slipped and amputated the employee's right hand thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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