Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Amputations — 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
OSHA has recorded 51 severe injury reports involving "Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway injuries.
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