GRAND VIEW, IDAHO—
Commercial Tire
Struck by other falling powered vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Commercial Tire, 130 Idaho 78, GRAND VIEW, IDAHO 83624 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing the right rear tire of a tractor in a customer's yard. While removing the cribbing, the tractor slipped and came down on him. The tire was not yet inflated and the employee was pinned by the tractor. The employee sustained crush injuries to the hip, pelvis, and tailbone including several fractures to the pelvis.
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SHOSHONE, IDAHO—
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An employee was removing a right rear tire from a loader when the jack began leaning. Once the pressure was let off the tire, the jack slipped, pinching the employee's left little finger between the cribbing and the jack. The employee sustained a little finger amputation.
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO—
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An employee was aligning the wheels of an automobile on an alignment lift. The car rolled off the lift and into the garage door frame. The employee's left hand was caught between the automobile and the door frame; the ring finger and the tip of the little finger were amputated.
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