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Bridgestone Retail Operations

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bridgestone Retail Operations in WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Bridgestone Retail Operations Report ID 20171010431
Address 400 Bald Hill Rd., Suite 450 City, State ZIP WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND 02886
Event Date October 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # 1274868
GPS Coordinates 41.72000, -71.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was mounting a car tire to a rim when his right index finger was caught between the tire, the rim, and a duck face component while the tire was rotating. His right index fingertip was removed leaving the bone exposed.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2017, a worker at Bridgestone Retail Operations in WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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