LAWTON, OKLAHOMA—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 1 SW Goodyear Blvd, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73505 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was visually inspecting rollers with a small pin flashlight. The rollers were jogged in reverse and her flashlight was caught, pulling the employee's hand between the rollers. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated.
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TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
At 2:45 p.m., an employee was outside the plant during a break before his next shift. He was speaking with an associate when he suddenly fell from the third-level steps to the ground, striking his head on the concrete. The employee was hospitalized due to internal brain bleeding, a wound to the back of his head requiring staples, and heat-related dehydration.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
An employee was adjusting a misaligned ring on a tire balancing machine when the ring fell and caught their left thumb against the machine's housing. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the thumb.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
An employee was moving an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) vehicle that was stuck. When part of it became free, the employee's left little finger was caught between the vehicle and a storage shelf. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA—
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
An employee was working with a nonpowered spool truck. The employee lifted the spool retaining arm and kneeled to adjust the liner. As she was standing up, the retaining arm fell and caught her right middle fingertip against the body of the roller. The fingertip was amputated.
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