| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-27 | Texarkana | Ar | Cooper Tire Rubber Company | Multiple face locations | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a tugger, connected to a full tread cart, down an aisle. The front right corner of the cart contacted the blunt end of a guardrail. The tugger turned sharply and stopped, causing the employee to fall off and strike his face on the guardrail. He suffered fractures to the cheek and around the eye. | |||||
| 2021-05-23 | Texarkana | Ar | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was placing tire tread onto trays on a tread cart. When employee stepped down between the cart and the guardrail to straighten the tread, the tugger moved and pinned the employee's left leg between the guardrail and the cart and fractured it. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was overseeing the process of emptying a condensation pit into a relief pit. While observing a pump, hot steam from a condensation tank leaked out onto the employee resulting in first and second degree burns to their back, the backside of both arms, and the backside of both legs. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was using a pry bar on a hot mold in a tire change press. His left pinky finger contacted the hot mold, resulting in a burn. He was hospitalized for an infection. | |||||
| 2020-05-21 | Texarkana | Texas | LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES | Multiple face locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was holding a flashlight for his partner who was cutting a bumper off a truck when the bumper fell on the employee. He suffered a broken jaw and a damaged nerve around the eye. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Lower leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| On August 28, 2019, around 3:30 PM, an employee was pulling a 500-pound cart by hand when he backed into a low guardrail that was approximately 1.5 feet tall. The cart then impacted his leg at the calf and shin. The next day, his calf became swollen and blackish, requiring hospitalization and surgery for a muscle injury. | |||||
| 2019-05-25 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On May 25, 2019, an employee was pulling a cart when it spun out of control and smash the employee's finger. As a result, the employee's finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Smith-Blair, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a shear to cut stainless steel and amputated their left ring, middle, and index fingertips. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a 1000 lbs. tire rack. His right middle finger was caught between tire racks and amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-04-09 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Hostetler Roofing, LLC | Lumbar region | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was rolling up warning line on a roof when he fell through a skylight to the floor. His lower back was injured and he was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-03-22 | Texarkana | Texas | Red River Army Depot | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was test-driving a Humvee when it flipped over. The employee suffered head lacerations requiring stitches, as well as broken cervical bones. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-07 | Texarkana | Texas | Linetec Services | Head and neck | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was working on a utility line when an electrical flash occurred. The employee suffered second degree burns to the face and neck. | |||||
| 2018-07-10 | Texarkana | Texas | Ledwell & Son Enterprise Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was changing the die in a machine when the employee's left hand contacted the brake, resulting in amputation of the left index and pointer fingers. | |||||
| 2018-07-08 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using an overhead crane to install a new wheel hub into a tugger drive. She was guiding the unit and when she lowered it, her finger was pinched between the unit and the wheel, severing her middle fingertip and resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2018-03-06 | Texarkana | Texas | Red River Army Depot | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on a 39-inch platform and inspecting a rocket launcher that was on the back of a truck when the platform tilted and the employee fell to the ground, fracturing a leg. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was verifying that a tire balancer machine was calibrated when his fingertip was caught and smashed between the machine's contracting panels. His fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-10-17 | Texarkana | Texas | Dyke Industries, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was securing a load to a flatbed truck when the employee fell from the truck to the ground, fracturing the right wrist and possibly the right foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-16 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating an electric-powered forklift. He turned to back up while his hand was resting on the outside of the vehicle. His right ring finger was then smashed between the frame of the vehicle and an adjacent steel rack, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-07-14 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Smith-Blair, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to reposition a pipe that was being cut on a semi-automatic pipe band saw. His left hand was on the pipe when the hydraulic pipe clamp was activated. His left middle fingertip was then caught between the clamp palate and the pipe's side wall, requiring surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2017-06-26 | Texarkana | Texas | River Red Army Depot | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was removing a clog from a tail gate when the employee's left finger was caught between the tail gate and the latch pin. The finger had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-03-24 | Texarkana | Texas | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee stepped back and tripped on a coworker's foot, falling to the ground and injuring her right shoulder. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Texarkana | Texas | HE Wright and Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| While installing metal sheets on a roof, an employee fell through an old sheet of roofing material to the concrete below, suffering a left arm injury. | |||||
| 2016-09-15 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing left bottom roll belts from a pin at the DR machine. The end of the employee's finger was then caught between the pin and a horizontal brace on a hoist. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | Texarkana | Texas | Department of Defense | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee fractured his vertebrae while attempting to lift a military trailer tire for repairs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-09-10 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire Rubber Company | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was troubleshooting a press due to its unloader fingers not extending. He was standing on the press exit conveyor and platen edge. When he moved the wires on the unloader, the unloader moved in and down. The movement caused him to trip and fall down onto the platen, where he was pinned by the unloader and suffered burns. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Texarkana | Texas | Caraustar Industries Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee climbed a dumpster ladder to check how full it was when he fell backwards. He tried to catch his fall and injured his left wrist. | |||||
| 2016-04-20 | Texarkana | Arkansas | SMITH-BLAIR,INC | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking when he was struck by rubber gaskets that fell from a height of approximately 10 feet. He was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-03-16 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Union Tank Car Company | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| An employee suffered from 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his chest, waist, and left hand when the shirt he was wearing caught fire while he was operating a gas-powered cutting torch to cut 8 bolts. | |||||
| 2016-03-09 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was removing a spacer from the curing press when a bolt that was holding up the support leg for another piece of equipment (platen) broke. The support leg fell on the employee's right middle finger, smashing it. | |||||
| 2016-02-02 | Texarkana | Texas | RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT | Face | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| A fire extinguisher fell while it was being serviced, striking an employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-01-02 | Texarkana | Texas | Prewitt Enterprises | Foot (feet) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
| An employee doing maintenance on a machine suffered a contusion on the top of his left foot when an outrigger was set on it. | |||||
| 2016-01-01 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Tallant Industrial, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was welding a piece of metal (mid-rail) on a platform near a moving conveyor. While he was attempting to get his tools, the tip of his left-hand thumb got caught between the sprocket and chain on the conveyor. When he removed his glove, the tip of his left-hand thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2015-12-07 | Texarkana | Texas | ML James Construction Company | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while walking injuring the left femur. | |||||
| 2015-11-07 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Abernathy Company | Knee(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum of hydrofluoric acid onto a pallet on a forklift. The employee pushed the drum with his hands and knee. Approximately 1 hour later, he noticed his pant leg was wet and recognized the acid odor. He suffered 2nd degree burns to his knee cap and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-11-02 | Texarkana | Texas | XOTECH, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| A motor vehicle mechanic was tightening the nut on a break drum. As the employee was pulling the wrench towards himself he lost balance and fell backwards breaking the right hip. | |||||
| 2015-10-10 | Texarkana | Texas | Department of Defense | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| Employee was driving a combat ASV vehicle form a dock area to a staging area. The vehicle has a hatch. When the employee was exiting the vehicle, he hit the button to close the hatch. He pinched his finger in the locking mechanism resulting in the loss of the right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-08-10 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | Hand(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A bladder assembly fell approximately 1 foot off the tip of a forklift and pinned an employee's left hand between the assembly and the press frame. The employee was hospitalized overnight for broken bones in the left hand. | |||||
| 2015-07-30 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER CO | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became nauseous and began vomiting. He was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2015-07-02 | Texarkana | Texas | Housley Communications, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was struck by the bucket of an excavator, sustaining broken ribs. | |||||
| 2015-06-29 | Texarkana | Arkansas | TYSON | Heel(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's right heel was caught in an auger while installing a choke ring on a press in the processing room. The auger caused lacerations/a fracture to his right heel. | |||||
| 2015-06-23 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was changing a tire in one of the presses when he reported that he had a light headache. His condition worsened to include nausea and blurry vision. The employee was taken to company healthcare provider and then to the emergency room. His illness was a result of dehydration. | |||||
| 2015-06-10 | Texarkana | Arkansas | COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee removed a rubber boot from a rail car and used his hand to push carbon back into the auger below the rail car. The tip of the employee's left index finger was caught in the auger. | |||||
| 2015-05-11 | Texarkana | Texas | Coca-Cola | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee's foot came off the pallet jack platform and got caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the product. | |||||
| 2015-05-02 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's hand was caught underneath the interlocked door of a DR 2203 machine and the cutter that cuts the snow (e.g. nylon overwrap) amputated his right, middle finger just below the fingernail. | |||||
| 2015-04-02 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Truman Arnold Company | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a two-rung step ladder while cleaning the company's private airplane, fracturing his left hip. | |||||
| 2015-03-19 | Texarkana | Texas | Christus St. Michael Health System | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on wet pavement in the parking lot. The employee had surgery to treat a right hip fracture. | |||||
| 2015-03-17 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| Am employee operating the bead seater tool had his finger impacted by a heavy retaining ring while adjusting the tool for a tire in another size. | |||||
| 2015-01-10 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Express Employment Professionals | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was cutting pipe with a torch. The employee was struck on the foot by falling pipe when the pipe was cut through and the brace supporting it fell. | |||||