# Amputations at Cooper Tire & Rubber
> OSHA SIR `2018065615` · 6/8/2018 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Tire & Rubber
- **Location:** 1804 South Green Street, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a roll with an overhead hoist. The load moved and struck the operator's hand against the machine causing a fingertip amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*