CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI—
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., 2205 Martin Luther King Blvd., CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI 38614 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove rubber from a mixer door when his left arm entered the mixer, resulting in a left middle finger amputation and crushed left ring finger.
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An employee was overseeing the process of emptying a condensation pit into a relief pit. While observing a pump, hot steam from a condensation tank leaked out onto the employee resulting in first and second degree burns to their back, the backside of both arms, and the backside of both legs.
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS—
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
An employee was using a pry bar on a hot mold in a tire change press. His left pinky finger contacted the hot mold, resulting in a burn. He was hospitalized for an infection.
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An employee was admitted to the hospital after experiencing what appeared to be heat related illness.
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On June 5, 2016, an employee was unloading a semi trailer using a forklift. She picked up a load, drove approximately 8 feet, and exited her lift. The forklift then rolled forward and pinned her between the load on the lift and another skid, breaking two legs and requiring hospitalization.
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS—
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
An employee was removing a spacer from the curing press when a bolt that was holding up the support leg for another piece of equipment (platen) broke. The support leg fell on the employee's right middle finger, smashing it.
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