# Amputations at Bridgestone Americas
> OSHA SIR `2018033108` · 3/31/2018 · PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bridgestone Americas
- **Location:** 11288 Pines Blvd., PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, 33026
- **NAICS:** 811121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting tires when his right index finger was caught in a pinch point, amputating his fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*