The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Report ID 2024021253
Address 2000 NW US HIGHWAY 24 City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66601
Event Date February 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Other special process machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 423130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -95.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making beads on a machine when the center bead wire did not seat properly in the machine. The bead wire struck the employee's left hand, resulting in an open displaced fracture of the middle phalanx of the ring finger that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2024, a worker at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with other special process machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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