# Amputations at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021318` · 2/8/2018 · AKRON, OHIO
## 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:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 200 Innovation Way, AKRON, OHIO, 44316
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was prying rubber from a four-roll calender machine when his prying tool and glove were caught in the calender, pulling his hand inside. His right middle finger was amputated before he could get his hand loose. The machine was operating at the time of the incident.

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