Amputations

Name: Amputations at Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc.
Start: 4/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022043389 · 4/19/2022 · Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc.
Location: 1230 MacDade Boulevard, COLLINGDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19023
NAICS: 333912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a cylinder supply trailer. The base of the 160-pound gas cylinder was sliding across the trailer floor. The employee tried to stop it and their finger got caught between the base and a cradle stand for the cylinders, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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