LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
American Tire Distributors, Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Tire Distributors, Inc, 1415 West Commerce Way, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68521 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was hooking up a dolly to a trailer. While positioning the dolly, his hand slipped, pinching the inside of his thumb between the trailer and the dolly. He sustained a partial amputation to the left thumb.
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An employee fell out of the cargo area of his delivery truck, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the scapula and lower back, as well as a partially collapsed lung.
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An employee was moving a section of a roller conveyor into a truck for unloading. The equipment was pushed and pinched the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip (with no bone loss).
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On 9/9/2015, an employee suffered a right ring fingertip amputation and fractured rib when a storage rack containing tires fell on top of him after being struck by his forklift.
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