Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tesla, 11951 East 33rd Avenue, AURORA, COLORADO 80010
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was instructing a co-worker on how to break the seal from a tire and rim. As the employee was pointing out where the wheel device breaks the seal, their left middle finger got caught between the rim and the wheel device, and the rim started to rotate. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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