Cooper Tire & Rubber
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Fractures — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Report ID | 20171212223 |
| Address | 3500 Washington | City, State ZIP | TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854 |
| Event Date | December 26, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.42000, -94.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were replacing a 10-inch blow-down pipe that was approximately 20 feet long beneath a conveyor. They attached a rope to the pipe and pulled it along the conveyor using a forklift. While they were moving the pipe along the conveyor, it became caught on another piece of pipe. The forklift operator kept adding pressure to the rope. One of the employees went to free the pipe, and it shot forward due to the pressure from the forklift. The pipe struck the employee and pinned his right arm against the conveyor's leg, breaking it.
Incident Summary
On December 26, 2017, a worker at Cooper Tire & Rubber in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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