# Amputations involving bone loss at GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2024065562` · 6/22/2024 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, socks, footwear
## Employer
- **Name:** GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
- **Location:** 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66601
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A tire fell behind the press. An employee was attempting to remove the tire from behind the press when the tire became caught between the mold can and guarding. Another employee lowered the mold can which caught the end of the injured employee's boot between the upper and lower mold rings, resulting in an amputation of four toes on the right foot.

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