Amputations

Name: Amputations at Specialty Tires of America, Inc.
Start: 12/13/2022

1 amputation · 20221210816 · 12/13/2022 · Specialty Tires of America, 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: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Specialty Tires of America, Inc.
Location: 1600 Washington Street, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15701
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the stacking height of a curing bladder assembly in the open mold of a curing press. When the bolts on the closing clamp were loosened, the 60-pound assembly dropped and caught the employee's finger against the cylinder head. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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