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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Employer Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Report ID 2015052523
Address 3500 Washington Street City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854
Event Date May 2, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection # 1064065
GPS Coordinates 33.42000, -94.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was caught underneath the interlocked door of a DR 2203 machine and the cutter that cuts the snow (e.g. nylon overwrap) amputated his right, middle finger just below the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2015, a worker at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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