The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Report ID | 2023021464 |
| Address | 1 SW Goodyear Blvd | City, State ZIP | LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73505 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Special process machinery, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.60000, -98.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reloading staples into the staple driver on a bead building machine. When loading the staple driver into the machine, one of the wires to hold the tray in place popped out of the pulley. As the employee attempted to realign the pusher wire, their right middle finger was caught between the staple driver and the pulley bracket, resulting in an amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2023, a worker at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in LAWTON, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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