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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065829 · 6/13/2018 · LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC
Location
2045 E. AURORA RD., TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
NAICS
424720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a valve from an acetylene tank with the valve machine when his right hand slipped and the equipment activated amputating the tip of his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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