Amputations

Name: Amputations at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Start: 12/6/2017

1 amputation · 20171211588 · 12/6/2017 · Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Location: 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66601
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing extruded rubber into a storage rack when a broken spring caused a section of the rack to fall uncontrollably, pinching the employee's right middle finger between two sections of the rack. The employee's fingertip, including the nailbed, was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown