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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010401 · 1/12/2018 · Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was verifying that a tire balancer machine was calibrated when his fingertip was caught and smashed between the machine's contracting panels. His fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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