# Amputations at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2019044267` · 4/26/2019 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 3500 E Washington St, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 1000 lbs. tire rack. His right middle finger was caught between tire racks and amputated at the first knuckle.

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