Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.

Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Amputations — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc. in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Employer Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc. Report ID 2022065136
Address 3500 Washington St. City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854
Event Date June 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -94.00000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was driving an empty forklift southbound in the warehouse tunnel. The injured employee's forklift drifted into the path of a forklift that was traveling north. The northbound forklift was pushing two empty tire racks. The left front tire of the injured employee's forklift contacted the corner of one of the tire racks then continued forward and contacted the frame and tire of the northbound forklift. This caused the injured employee's forklift to turn over onto its right side. The injured employee sustained multiple fractures to both hands and required surgical amputation of the right index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2022, a worker at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc. in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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