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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098467 · 9/1/2017 · Goodyear 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
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Location
1 Southwest Goodyear Boulevard, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, 73505
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding rubber into a rubber mill machine when his glove became stuck on the rubber. His gloved hand was then pulled into the rollers, partially amputating his left thumb tip and the second joint of his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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