Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at POMP'S TIRE SERVICE INC., 185 Outer Road W, VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI 63088
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee's left middle finger was caught and crushed between the press leg and a metal ring on a tire.
An employee was inflating a farm tire and wheel assembly in a commercial tire restraint cage. The assembly failed and the cage absorbed the energy from the release of compressed air from within the cage, and the cage contacted the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured arm.
On 7/29/2024, an employee was utilizing a hand dolly cart to move a stack of automotive tires. When he used the foot pedal to start moving the cart, he felt a pain in his knee/leg area. The employee sustained a torn quadriceps tendon.
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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