Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Tire Distributors Inc.
Start: 10/8/2020

1 amputation · 2020109597 · 10/8/2020 · American Tire Distributors Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: American Tire Distributors Inc.
Location: 5025 North Royal Atlanta Drive, TUCKER, GEORGIA, 30084
NAICS: 423130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a section of a roller conveyor into a truck for unloading. The equipment was pushed and pinched the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip (with no bone loss).

Source

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