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Airgas USA LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Airgas USA LLC in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Airgas USA LLC Report ID 2017076332
Address 150 55th Street City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11220
Event Date July 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 424720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.64000, -74.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a liquid nitrogen round cylinder onto a special delivery cart to hook the top of the cylinder into place when a cylinder moved and caught the employee's fingers between it and the cart. The employee's right third and fourth fingertips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2017, a worker at Airgas USA LLC in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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