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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099125 · 9/3/2019 · Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Location
922 E Meighan Boulevard, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling a 600-pound spool of rubber into position when the spool shifted and the employee's left pinky finger was caught between the spool and an I-beam causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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