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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211583 · 12/13/2016 · Cameron Tire & Service

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cameron Tire & Service
Location
60 Minot Avenue, AUBURN, MAINE, 04210
NAICS
441320
Jurisdiction
1

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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