# Amputations at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181212525` · 12/6/2018 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
- **Location:** 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66601
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had hooked his powered industrial vehicle (PIV) onto an empty rolling rack that is used to haul tire components. While attempting to pull it out, the tip of his right index finger was smashed between the empty rack and the light pole on the PIV. The right index fingertip was surgically removed.

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