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Accident Summary Nr: 103454.015 - Employee is struck by post from automatic tire changer and a

Accident Summary Nr: 103454.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 02/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1294210.015	02/12/2018		811111	My Chevrolet, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:56 a.m. on February 7, 2018, an employee was assisting a coworker with removing and replacing faulty tire pressure sensors from two truck tires and was demonstrating the use of a Quadriga ATC 1000 Automatic Tire Changer machine with foot-actuated pedals. The employee was almost done with the first tire when the metal center post came down and amputated his pinky from his left hand. The employee was transported to Natividad Hospital and later transferred by helicopter to San Francisco General, where he was admitted for surgery.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Foot-Powered Press, Struck By, Tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1294210.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile body and related repairers

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