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Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. Report ID 2019054815
Address 1222 Creston Park Drive City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53545
Event Date May 11, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Automobile
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.70000, -89.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee placed a customer's car onto an automotive lift to check the wheel bearings. The employee manually spun the wheel to emulate movement in order to hear if the wheel bearing was bad. While the wheel was spinning the employee's left index finger was caught between the wheel and the brake rotor amputating the finger to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2019, a worker at Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with automobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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