Amputations

Name: Amputations at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Start: 12/6/2018

1 amputation · 20181212525 · 12/6/2018 · Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Secondary 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 had hooked his powered industrial vehicle (PIV) onto an empty rolling rack that is used to haul tire components. While attempting to pull it out, the tip of his right index finger was smashed between the empty rack and the light pole on the PIV. The right index fingertip was surgically removed.

Source

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