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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010431 · 10/26/2017 · Bridgestone Retail Operations

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Bridgestone Retail Operations
Location
400 Bald Hill Rd., WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
NAICS
441320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mounting a car tire to a rim when his right index finger was caught between the tire, the rim, and a duck face component while the tire was rotating. His right index fingertip was removed leaving the bone exposed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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