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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021318 · 2/8/2018 · The 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
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Location
200 Innovation Way, AKRON, OHIO, 44316
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was prying rubber from a four-roll calender machine when his prying tool and glove were caught in the calender, pulling his hand inside. His right middle finger was amputated before he could get his hand loose. The machine was operating at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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