# Amputations at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2017098467` · 9/1/2017 · LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 1 Southwest Goodyear Boulevard, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, 73505
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding rubber into a rubber mill machine when his glove became stuck on the rubber. His gloved hand was then pulled into the rollers, partially amputating his left thumb tip and the second joint of his left index finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*