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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021869 · 2/26/2020 · Discount Tire

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
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Discount Tire
Location
5540 Arapaho Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75248
NAICS
441320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee reached for a valve stem pulling tool that was near the swing arm of the tire changing machine. At this point, the swing arm was moved and crushed the employee's fingertip against the adjustment knob of the tire changing machine's frame. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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