SYRACUSE, KANSAS—
Fullmer Auto Company Texas, LLC
Exposure to environmental cold · Frostbite
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fullmer Auto Company Texas, LLC, 3200 S Hwy 27, SYRACUSE, KANSAS 67878 on — Frostbite, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working during a cold weather event to break ice from water troughs for calves. The employee suffered frostbite in his fingers, resulting in surgical amputations to six fingers.
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