Cameron Tire & Service

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AUBURN, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cameron Tire & Service in AUBURN, MAINE
Employer Cameron Tire & Service Report ID 20161211583
Address 60 Minot Avenue City, State ZIP AUBURN, MAINE 04210
Event Date December 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # 1198943
GPS Coordinates 44.09000, -70.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking a tire off a tire balancing machine when his finger was pinched between the shaft of the tire balancing machine and the rim of the tire. His left index finger was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2016, a worker at Cameron Tire & Service in AUBURN, MAINE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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