# Amputations at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `20201111019` · 11/20/2020 · RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 185 Interstate Avenue, RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72801
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a trailer suspension air spring. Tension was lost between the frame and the spacer, and the tip of the employee's left middle finger was caught between the two. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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