Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAN MARCOS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber in SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
Employer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Report ID 2018055209
Address 219 E Hopkins St City, State ZIP SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666
Event Date May 29, 2018 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 Jacks
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423130 Inspection # 1321440
GPS Coordinates 29.88000, -97.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering a vehicle on a jack when his finger was caught between the jack and vehicle resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2018, a worker at Goodyear Tire & Rubber in SAN MARCOS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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