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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022098024 · 9/10/2022 · The Goodyear Tire and 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Location
1 SW Goodyear Blvd, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, 73505
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a machine to cut overlay for tires into smaller pieces. The employee was adjusting a strip of overlay when their left thumb was caught between the strip and a rotating bar. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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