TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—
Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, Tires Plus Store #550655, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32301 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee working at the alignment hoist was checking the vehicle suspension. The hoist dropped down, pinning the employee's left forearm between the car and the hoist.
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An employee was filling a tire with air. Their right arm, which was on top of the tire, was caught between the tire and the lift arm. The employee's right forearm was crushed.
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An employee was dismounting a tire from a wheel when his right hand was caught in the pinch point of the tire machine and crushed. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the right middle finger.
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