Amputations

Name: Amputations at Midtown Tire, INC
Start: 3/5/2021

1 amputation · 2021031973 · 3/5/2021 · Midtown Tire, 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: Automobile lifts and hoists

Employer

Name: Midtown Tire, INC
Location: 411 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were lowering a car on an automotive lift by manually engaging an unguarded latch. The latch snapped back and pinched one of the employee's left hand against the lift post resulting in a partial amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

Source

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