| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Carrizo Springs | Tx | Rio Grande Electric Co-Op Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A brake caliper fell from a rotor during installation, crushing the tip of an employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-04-22 | Houston | Tx | Right Fix LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working on a vehicle. The employee's index finger was caught between one of its rims and a caliper (part of its brake system). The employee was hospitalized, suffering from a broken and cut finger that was then medically amputated above the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-02-18 | Addison | Tx | AMERISTAR JET CHARTER, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell to the ground while pushing a stuck vehicle in a parking lot. The employee's ring finger went into the tire wheel and brake caliper, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | Morgantown | Pennsylvania | Michels Directional Crossing | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was off loading a drill stem using a caliper. The drill stem fell out of the caliper and fractured the employee's left leg. | |||||
| 2019-05-07 | Pinellas Park | Florida | M J SHORT & ASSOCIATES, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An automotive technician was spinning a tire when his right middle finger got stuck between the rim and caliper. The fingertip was amputated and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Lithia Springs | Georgia | Auto Nation Toyota Thornton Road | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was inspecting a brake system on a vehicle. A wheel was turned, and the employee's left index finger was caught between the tire and the brake caliper cover. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-02-06 | Dallas | Texas | Park Place Motorcars | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to spin the wheel on a car when his finger was caught between the caliper and the wheel, resulting in a right middle finger amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-04 | Miami | Florida | MERCEDES BENZ | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was removing a vehicle's wheel. The employee's left middle finger was caught between a spoke on the trim and the brake caliper and was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-07-25 | Houston | Texas | Ellwood Texas Forge, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| After measuring a hot forging using calipers, an employee turned and was walking away when the forging came loose of the manipulator and hit the back of his left leg, fracturing his ankle and causing second degree burns on his leg. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Waterville | Ohio | Michels Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing a drill stem from a drill stem rack and his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point created by the drill stem and a caliper resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-04-25 | Long Island City | New York | Silver Star Resources LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was inspecting a bent rim on a car when his hand was caught between the rim and the car's caliper, severing his middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Meridian | Idaho | Discount Tire | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was inspecting a vehicle's wheel and tire while the vehicle was on a lift when the employee's hand was caught between the vehicle's brake caliper and wheel spokes. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2017-04-20 | Lilburn | Georgia | National Tire & Battery | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was checking a tire on a car and was spinning the tire when his left hand was caught between the wheel and the brake caliper, breaking his left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-02-11 | San Benito | Texas | Firestone Stores of Brownsville Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was trying to center a vehicle on a lift ramp by moving a tire rim when his left middle finger was caught and amputated between the tire rim and the caliper. | |||||
| 2016-07-15 | Tampa | Florida | Reeves Import Motorcars | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was injured while performing a routine wheel inspection diagnostics checklist. During this inspection and as the wheel assembly was spinning, the employee's right hand entered into the wheel assembly and his index finger extended beyond the spoke of the wheel as it passed the brake caliper assembly. A pinch point occurred between the caliper and the spoke and amputated the fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Springfield | Massachusett | FIRST STUDENT, INC. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working on a brake caliper bolt that was stuck on the brakes of a school bus. The employee applied force to the ratchet, which freed the bolt and caused the employee to fall, roll, and break his right ankle. He was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-04-22 | Pottsville | Pennsylvania | Monro Muffler Brake & Service | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was mounting a tire when his finger was caught between the rim and the caliper. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||