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Cooper Tire Rubber Company

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper Tire Rubber Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Employer Cooper Tire Rubber Company Report ID 2021098311
Address 3500 Washington St. City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854
Event Date September 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary Source Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 423130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -94.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a tugger, connected to a full tread cart, down an aisle. The front right corner of the cart contacted the blunt end of a guardrail. The tugger turned sharply and stopped, causing the employee to fall off and strike his face on the guardrail. He suffered fractures to the cheek and around the eye.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2021, a worker at Cooper Tire Rubber Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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