Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-03 | Augusta | Ga | Airgas Dry Ice | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On 4/3/2021, an employee was stacking dry ice on a production line when the saw that cuts the dry ice jammed. The employee attempted to clear the jam when the saw contacted his fingers, resulting in hospitalization and subsequent amputation of his left ring and pinky fingers. | |||||
2020-10-09 | New Castle | De | Praxair, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a dry ice block-making machine that was not forming ice blocks correctly. The machine engaged and the employee's left hand was pulled inside resulting in amputations to the pinky, ring, and middle fingers on his left hand. | |||||
2019-09-01 | Margate | Florida | CSL Plasma | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee lost consciousness due to exposure to dry ice vapors while moving plasma to a dry ice freezer. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-07 | Grand Prairie | Texas | Airgas USA, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee had just loaded a truck with dry ice when the lift gate closed and pinched the employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. |