OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Mold Tooling

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Driving a Forklift

What happened

There was a leak when changing the LP tank on a forklift [REDACTED] at the LP tank rack outside of crane assembly I was wearing the gloves provided at the changing station and when I went to tighten the hose on the new tank LP started leaking from the fitting I tried to tighten the hose fitting but the gloves were extremely stiff so I had to use both hands This did not work so I tried to shut the release valve on the tank but it did not work I then tried tightening the hose fitting again and was able to slow the leak I went into the building to grab a channel lock wrench and went back outside to tighten the hose fitting until it stopped leaking I then removed the gloves and found my left pointer finger white and numb and two fingers on my right hand white and numb as well I contacted my supervisor and first aid was rendered

Injury or illness

BurnContactExposure MiscUpper Extremities Wrists and HandsBoth Sides Left and Right

Object or substance involved

LP from a portable LP tank

Summary line

Team member was changing a LP tank on a fork lift and the coupling was leaking As he tried to control the leak his fingers became cold First aid was rendered and the main complaint was cold and numbness in the left and right hands mainly the fingers

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.