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Bridgestone Retail Operations

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bridgestone Retail Operations in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Bridgestone Retail Operations Report ID 2020087522
Address 5450 Overton Ridge Road City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76132
Event Date August 9, 2020 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) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.67000, -97.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a machine to change a tire when his thumb got caught in the machine as it mechanically lowered to break the tire bead from the rim. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left them.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2020, a worker at Bridgestone Retail Operations in FORT WORTH, TEXAS 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

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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