Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, 16711 Champion Forest Drive, SPRING, TEXAS 77379
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was dismounting a tire from a wheel when his right hand was caught in the pinch point of the tire machine and crushed. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the right middle finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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