Amputations

Name: Amputations at Airgas
Start: 9/26/2023

1 amputation · 2023098871 · 9/26/2023 · Airgas

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: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Airgas
Location: 8775 E 93rd Pl, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
NAICS: 325120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a cryogenic liquid cylinder onto a cart to move onto a truck when their finger was caught between the cylinder and the cart frame. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated and they lost a nail.

Source

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