# Amputations at COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015063552` · 6/10/2015 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
- **Location:** 3500 WASHINGTON ST., TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee removed a rubber boot from a rail car and used his hand to push carbon back into the auger below the rail car.  The tip of the employee's left index finger was caught in the auger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*