Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, 500 S Missouri Ave, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to dismount a tire on a tire machine. The machine pinched the employee's right ring finger, causing a soft tissue amputation of the fingertip without bone loss.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Other special process machinery n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
An employee was filling a tire with air. Their right arm, which was on top of the tire, was caught between the tire and the lift arm. The employee's right forearm was crushed.
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.
An employee was diagnosing a problem with the air conditioner in a car when a belt possibly activated, causing amputation injuries to the left index and middle fingers.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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An employee was guiding a customer's automobile onto the alignment rack when the vehicle drove over the rack and pinned the employee against the alignment computer. The employee sustained a bruised left hand and a fractured left fibula and was hospitalized.
An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.
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