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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065136 · 6/14/2022 · Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.
Location
3500 Washington St., TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was driving an empty forklift southbound in the warehouse tunnel. The injured employee's forklift drifted into the path of a forklift that was traveling north. The northbound forklift was pushing two empty tire racks. The left front tire of the injured employee's forklift contacted the corner of one of the tire racks then continued forward and contacted the frame and tire of the northbound forklift. This caused the injured employee's forklift to turn over onto its right side. The injured employee sustained multiple fractures to both hands and required surgical amputation of the right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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