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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065646 · 6/20/2017 · Airgas Health Care of St. Louis

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name
Airgas Health Care of St. Louis
Location
4 Sunnen Drive, MAPLEWOOD, MISSOURI, 63143
NAICS
339113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the lift gate on a delivery vehicle and unfolding the lift gate platform when it became stuck. The employee reached up with his left hand to pull the platform downward. The platform unfolded and caught his left pinky finger in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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