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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052523 · 5/2/2015 · Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Location
3500 Washington Street, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's hand was caught underneath the interlocked door of a DR 2203 machine and the cutter that cuts the snow (e.g. nylon overwrap) amputated his right, middle finger just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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