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Lion Oil Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EL DORADO, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lion Oil Company in EL DORADO, ARKANSAS
Employer Lion Oil Company Report ID 2016087533
Address 1000 McHenry St City, State ZIP EL DORADO, ARKANSAS 71730
Event Date August 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.20000, -92.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum off a tommy-lift to a pickup truck. The employee tilted the drum back to roll it off the lift and released the drum. The drum pinched the employee's left pinky finger between the other drum, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Lion Oil Company in EL DORADO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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