Cooper Tire & Rubber

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooper Tire & Rubber in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Employer Cooper Tire & Rubber Report ID 2016098770
Address 3500 Washington City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854
Event Date September 15, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Material and personnel hoists
Secondary Source Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.42000, -94.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing left bottom roll belts from a pin at the DR machine. The end of the employee's finger was then caught between the pin and a horizontal brace on a hoist.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2016, a worker at Cooper Tire & Rubber in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with material and personnel hoists identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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