Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advanced Wheel Sales LLC, 1200 Ellis Road North, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was dismounting a tire from a wheel when the wheel slipped out of their hand and pinched their finger against another wheel, resulting in a partial amputation to the finger.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Wheels, tire rims
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