Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Discount Tire, 9403 Culebra Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78251
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was mounting a tire. The tire machine robot arm's head was pressing against the edge of the lip of the wheel; it then slipped off the wheel and down onto the tire, pinching the employee's right little finger against the tire rim. The finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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