Amputations

Name: Amputations at Praxair, Inc.
Start: 10/9/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109624 · 10/9/2020 · Praxair, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Praxair, Inc.
Location: Praxair, Inc. Dry Ice Facility at Delaware City Refining Company, LLC, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
NAICS: 325180
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a dry ice block-making machine that was not forming ice blocks correctly. The machine engaged and the employee's left hand was pulled inside resulting in amputations to the pinky, ring, and middle fingers on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown