Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Employer Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC Report ID 2015042480
Address Tires Plus Store #550655, 2800Apalachee Pkwy City, State ZIP TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32301
Event Date April 30, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Automobile lifts and hoists
Secondary Source Automobile
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.43000, -84.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee working at the alignment hoist was checking the vehicle suspension. The hoist dropped down, pinning the employee's left forearm between the car and the hoist.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2015, a worker at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with automobile lifts and hoists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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