OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369029

AKRON TIRE TEST FACILITY GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER

AKRON, OH— 1985-05-07T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, PPE, ROLL-OVER, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, AUTOMOBILE, LOST CONTROL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1281740
Employer profile: AKRON TIRE TEST FACILITY GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER
Summary number: 14369029
Report ID: 522300

Event description

Test driver killed when car rolls over

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a test driver, exceeded scheduled speeds while testing the tires on a Porsche 944. He lost control of the car on a curve, left the test track, and rolled over. He died of head injuries. Neither Employee #1 nor his passenger, a test engineer, were wearing the helmets or shoulder belts that were provided.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
216

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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