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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043013 · 4/5/2024 · DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Other special process machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tires, inner tubes

Employer

Name
DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.
Location
Discount Tire - TXH 41, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
NAICS
441320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a balancing machine to balance a truck tire when the wheel slipped and caught his left ring finger between the tire and the tire hub, resulting in amputation of the first digit of his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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