Cooper Tire Tall Timbers Mold

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — FINDLAY, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper Tire Tall Timbers Mold in FINDLAY, OHIO
Employer Cooper Tire Tall Timbers Mold Report ID 2022098400
Address 2025 Production Dr. City, State ZIP FINDLAY, OHIO 45840
Event Date September 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333511 Inspection # 1626421
GPS Coordinates 41.07000, -83.61000

Incident Narrative

On September 22, 2022, an eye-bolt rigging failed while a 400- to 450-pound mold was being hoisted, causing it to fall on an employee's left foot. The employee sustained a fracture and a laceration.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2022, a worker at Cooper Tire Tall Timbers Mold in FINDLAY, OHIO suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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