# Amputations at Praxair, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109624` · 10/9/2020 · NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Praxair, Inc.
- **Location:** Praxair, Inc. Dry Ice Facility at Delaware City Refining Company, LLC, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*