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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088342 · 8/30/2017 · LKQ North Texas Ft. Worth

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
LKQ North Texas Ft. Worth
Location
2955 S Burleson Blvd, BURLESON, TEXAS, 76028
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a tire machine to remove a tire from a rim when the machine suddenly reversed, causing the tire removal bar to pinch and amputate the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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