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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017076643 · 7/18/2017 · World Wide Tire
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- 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
- Tires, except bike
- Secondary source
- Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Employer
- Name
- World Wide Tire
- Location
- 17901 IH 35, BUDA, TEXAS, 78610
- NAICS
- 441320
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was changing a tire on an 18-wheeler when his left pinky finger was caught between the tire and the fender amputating the tip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown