# Amputations at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022032328` · 3/15/2022 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
- **Location:** 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two mechanics were working to replace bearings on a cooling rack on a mixer. The mechanics were rotating the chain around the sprocket by hand to get to the master link chain. The chain slipped and an employee's right hand was caught between the chain and the sprocket resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

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