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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010485 · 1/16/2023 · Goodyear Tire & Rubber Houston Chemical Plant

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Houston Chemical Plant
Location
2000 Goodyear Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
NAICS
326220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a relief valve that was on a pallet to prepare it for shipment. As the employee manually rotated the valve, it pinned his left ring finger against another valve that was adjacent to the valve that rotated. The employee sustained a left ring finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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