# Amputations at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2018076824` · 7/8/2018 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 3500 E Washington St, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to install a new wheel hub into a tugger drive. She was guiding the unit and when she lowered it, her finger was pinched between the unit and the wheel, severing her middle fingertip and resulting in an amputation.

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