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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021100 · 2/3/2017 · Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Location
922 E Meighan Blvd, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running rubber through a refiner when his left hand was caught between a belt and the end roller, breaking four fingers and his wrist. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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