Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC, 10 Sheridan Drive, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a tire building machine that had a bladder shaft jammed with a locking pin. The employee was turning the shaft with a wrench while his left index finger was inside the locking pin hole to determine the bladder shaft position. As the pressure on the bladder shaft was released, the locking pin fell back to home position, allowing the bladder shaft to retract. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.