CN Brown Company
Exposure to environmental cold — Amputations — SOUTH PARIS, MAINE
| Employer | CN Brown Company | Report ID | 2019032497 |
| Address | 1 CN Brown Way | City, State ZIP | SOUTH PARIS, MAINE 04281 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Toes(s), toenail(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental cold | Source of Injury | Cold-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 447190 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.21000, -70.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee suffered frostbite on his left little toe after spending most of the day outside pumping gas. The toe had to be amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2019, a worker at CN Brown Company in SOUTH PARIS, MAINE suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold, with cold-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold injuries.
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