SACHSE, TEXAS—
Discount Tire
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Discount Tire, 5440 South Highway 78, SACHSE, TEXAS 75048 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a balancing machine to balance tires when a wheel fell and the employee's hand was caught between the wheel and balancing machine. The employee suffered a finger amputation.
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AMARILLO, TEXAS—
Discount Tire
An employee was balancing a tire using a tire balancer machine. The employee removed the tire from the balancer and the tire's weight pulled their hand down, causing the the tire balancer shaft to amputate their left index fingertip.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS—
Discount Tire
An employee had been servicing cars in the back room when he began to cramp up, experienced trouble breathing, and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
ROANOKE, TEXAS—
Discount Tire
An employee was using a robo-arm to change a tire when the robo-arm pinched and amputated his right ring fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
LONE TREE, COLORADO—
Discount Tire
An employee was bolting on a wheel. The employee's ring finger was caught between the wheel and a caliper and amputated.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
Discount Tire
An employee was removing a wheel and tire assembly from the safety inflation cage. The wheel and tire assembly failed and the employee sustained a concussion, a fractured jaw, and broken teeth.
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