Amputations

Name: Amputations at LKQ North Texas Ft. Worth
Start: 8/30/2017

1 amputation · 2017088342 · 8/30/2017 · LKQ North Texas Ft. Worth

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: LKQ North Texas Ft. Worth
Location: 2955 S Burleson Blvd, BURLESON, TEXAS, 76028
NAICS: 441310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a tire machine to remove a tire from a rim when the machine suddenly reversed, causing the tire removal bar to pinch and amputate the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown