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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020087522 · 8/9/2020 · 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
5450 Overton Ridge Road, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76132
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a machine to change a tire when his thumb got caught in the machine as it mechanically lowered to break the tire bead from the rim. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left them.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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