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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021043232 · 4/19/2021 · The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Location
54 Ransier Drive, WEST SENECA, NEW YORK, 14224
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was getting down from the back of a scrap tire trailer. The employee grabbed the mast of a forklift just as the mast was engaged; the employee's finger was caught between the mast's telescoping sections. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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