Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202555553 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated Between Cylinder and Cart

Accident Summary Nr: 202555553 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/02/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315532457	01/10/2013	5984	454312	Praxair Inc

Abstract: On January 2, 2013, Employee #1, with Praxair Inc., was pushing an empty nitrogen cylinder (LC230-22) down a passageway while pulling an empty cylinder cart from behind. One of the wheels at the base of the nitrogen cylinder caught an impediment on the floor, causing it to tip over and catch Employee #1's left index finger between the nitrogen cylinder and the cylinder cart. Employee #1's finger was amputated, but he was not taken to the hospital. The employee was not a contract employee and did not work for a staffing agency.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, FINGER, COMPRESSED GAS, NITROGEN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CART

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315532457			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Driver-sales workers

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