Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1545407.015 - American Tire Recycling, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:30 a.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working for a tire recycling facility was sitting down on a aluminum folding lawn chair. The chair collapsed as soon as the employee sat down. The employee fell backwards when his middle fingers on both hands got caught between the armrest and front legs. As soon as the employee hit the floor, he felt heat in his fingertips and pulled his hands out. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated right middle fingertip and laceration to his left middle fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Broke, Caught Between, Chair, Collapse, Defect, Defective, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Fingertip, Floor, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation