# Fractures at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2021032002` · 3/6/2021 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 1804 South Green Street, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee reached to grab rubber in a conveyor belt and their arm was caught in the belt, resulting in a fractured forearm and a right index finger injury.

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