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Accident: 114999.015 - Employee Amputates Finger While Removing Tire From Rim

Accident: 114999.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 04/03/2019
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1390123.01504/03/2019Firestone
On April 4, 2019, an employee was removing a tire from a rim using a robo arm. The robo arm applied pressure to the tire to break its bead and caught the employee's gloved right hand, amputating his middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: robot, amputation, glove, finger, caught by, amputated, tire rim, tire
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1390123.015 50 M Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Automobile mechanic apprentices

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