TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS—
Cooper Tire Rubber Company
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cooper Tire Rubber Company, 3500 Washington St., TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple face locations.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a tugger, connected to a full tread cart, down an aisle. The front right corner of the cart contacted the blunt end of a guardrail. The tugger turned sharply and stopped, causing the employee to fall off and strike his face on the guardrail. He suffered fractures to the cheek and around the eye.
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