Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Retail Operations, 400 Bald Hill Rd., WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND 02886
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mounting a car tire to a rim when his right index finger was caught between the tire, the rim, and a duck face component while the tire was rotating. His right index fingertip was removed leaving the bone exposed.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Bridgestone Retail Operations
An employee was climbing a ladder when the ladder slipped, causing him to fall approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground. He landed on his left leg, resulting in a broken tibia and fibula and a dislocated ankle.
An employee was using a machine to change a tire when his thumb got caught in the machine as it mechanically lowered to break the tire bead from the rim. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left them.
An employee was putting up a banner with bungee cords from a ladder when the bungee cord broke and snapped into the employee. He then fell from the ladder and hit his head on the extended arm of an automotive hoist, suffering a head laceration and blunt trauma.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was replacing a tire on a wheelbarrow when the tire exploded. The employee sustained fractures to his right hand and an abrasion to the right side of his face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his right hand.
An employee was guiding a customer's automobile onto the alignment rack when the vehicle drove over the rack and pinned the employee against the alignment computer. The employee sustained a bruised left hand and a fractured left fibula and was hospitalized.
An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
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