Amputations

Name: Amputations at Discount Tire
Start: 7/12/2019

1 amputation · 2019077079 · 7/12/2019 · Discount Tire

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Wheels, tire rims

Employer

Name: Discount Tire
Location: 1989 Duluth Highway, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was mounting a tire to a rim when the tire and rim assembly fell over. The employee attempted to protect the rim and his finger was caught between the rim and the floor resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Source

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