OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14257513
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
WILSON, NC—
Event description
CRUSHED BY ROLLER TREAD REEL ON TIRE BUILDER MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THREADING A NEW TREAD REEL ONTO AN 85 E TIRE BUILDER MACHINE. SO MEHOW, HE ENDED UP FACE DOWN UNDER A TAKE-UP REEL. THE REEL WAS LOCATED 4 1/4 IN CHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASPHYXIATED DUE TO THE CRUSHING ACTION OF THE REEL ON HIS CHEST. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 777
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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