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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054479 · 5/17/2017 · Jack Williams Tire

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name
Jack Williams Tire
Location
1466 N. Susquehanna Trail, HUMMELS WHARF, PENNSYLVANIA, 17831
NAICS
441320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at approximately 5:00PM, an employee was attempting to change a 6-inch lawn tractor tire on a tire changing machine. While he was breaking the bead of the tire from the rim, the tool slipped, causing his finger to become caught between the tire rim and the side of the machine. His left index fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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