WHITE, GEORGIA—
TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC., 3660 HWY 411 NE, WHITE, GEORGIA 30184 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was starting up machines after a holiday. Noticing a jam on the powder feed system, he tried to remove a valve. The butterfly mechanism in the valve closed and amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
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WHITE, GEORGIA—
TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
An employee was freeing stuck rubber on a machine when the machine activated and the cutting blade amputated their right index, middle, and ring fingers to the second joint. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was guarded at the time.
WHITE, GEORGIA—
Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.
On October 3, 2022, an employee was near a tire-building machine's robot ply strip hand, a suction unit that moves from side to side. The robot moved and struck the employee's nose, causing an avulsion. The machine was guarded at the time.
WHITE, GEORGIA—
TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
An employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. His left leg was caught and broken between the forklift and a metal pallet rack.
WHITE, GEORGIA—
TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
An employee became dizzy and nauseated and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from kidney failure due heat-related illness.
WHITE, GEORGIA—
Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc
An employee was conducting a screen change on equipment when the employee's left middle finger was punctured through the work gloves by the equipment.
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