Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Report ID | 2021043392 |
| Address | 1 Southwest Goodyear Boulevard | City, State ZIP | LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73505 |
| Event Date | April 23, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.60000, -98.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to clear a jam in an extruder. The extruder crushed the employee's right hand and broke the employee's right thumb.
Incident Summary
On April 23, 2021, a worker at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in LAWTON, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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