OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542674

FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC.

ALBANY, GA— 1985-08-16T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, MACHINE--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100336106
Employer profile: FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 14542674
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY TIRE-STRAPPING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MACHINE THAT AUTOMATICALLY STRAPS STACKS OF 10 TO 12 TIRES. THE MACHINE BECAME JAMMED ON A STRAP IT HAD APPLIED AND STOPPED RUNNING. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE MACHINE P ARTIALLY CYCLED. HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE STRAPPING HEAD A ND THE COMPRESSING PLATEN.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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